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de  cet  exemplaire  qui  aont  peut-Atre  uniquea  du 
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aont  indlqute  ci-daaaoua. 


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enaure  the  beat  poaalbla  image/ 
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obacurciaa  par  un  feuillet  d'errata,  une  pelure, 
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obtenir  la  meilleure  image  poaalbla. 


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papier  eat  ImprimAe  aont  fiimAa  en  commengant 
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pramlAre  page  qui  comporte  une  empreinte 
d'impreaaion  ou  d'illuatration  et  en  terminant  par 
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Bt    DAVID   WILLSON, 

»T  TH«  VIIitAGE   OF   HOPE,  TOWNSHIP  OF  BAST  OWILLIM- 
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TORONTO: 

FRINTfiD  BY  W.  J.  COATKS,    160  KING  STSEBT; 


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lAVB  compiled  this  little  Work,  ?is  it  hath  oviginalcd  in 
ay  mind,  in  a  wilderness  part  of  the  earth,  and  the  retire. 

intofthc  wood.  I  send  it  to  the  cities  and  abroad,  that 
he  eyes  of  the  present  age  may  look  upon  it — and  no  doubt 
t  will  produce  sentiment  from  the  tongue — for  in  this  ag(5 
lothing  passeth  unnoticed.  If  believed  to  Ml  tho  truth  by 
he  fewest  number,  I  trust  it  will  have  this  effect — i.  c. — 
to  humble  the  mind  iind  believe  in  the  love  of  God  to  his 
wandering  and  afflicted  people,  the  Jews,  especially  those 
that  lament  over  the  loss  of  their  land  and  the  Holy  City. 

Although  the  Work  is  addressed  peculiarly  unto  tho 

.T  cws,  I  wish  not  that  it  should  pass  unto  them  unseen  by 

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the  Priests  that  are  dividing  the  world  and  exalting  th^j 

mind  ;  but  in  reality  I  would  that  it  come  to  the  eyer  f  f  atl 

people  who  believe  in  the  restoration  and  salvation  ot*  the 

Jews. 

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;     .  June  28th,  1835. 

TO  THE  JEWS,  THE  CHURCH   OF  MY  LO¥E. 

The  God  of'fhe  Hebrews  hath  required  it  at 
my  hands,  that  I  should  write  a  few  letters  of 
communication  unto  you,  recommending  you  to 
a  coming  day.  r      ... 

Whereas  God  hath  shown  you  much  loving  kindness 
since  the  calling  of  Abram,  until  this  day,  it  hath  pleased 
iiitn  to  continue  his  mercies  unto  you  ;  and  declare  unto 
you  the  event  of  this  long  and  sore  chastisement  he  hath 
]%ced  upon  you,  for  ilKtreating  them  that  were  sent  unto 
your  fathers,  in  many  ages  that  are  past.         ;    j  ^.c  ,;'     v  • 

^  As  the  spirit  of  the  father  hathsuifer^M  for  these  thing!<i 
in  the  children,  every  distressing  hour  that  hath  been 
visited  upon  the  world  for  sin  ;  he  is  now  minded  ^  > 
gather  you,  and  make  you  the  first  fruits  of  his  peculiur 
love — unto  you  first,  and  then  to  all  the  ends  of  the 
earth.  He  hath  made  by  you,  an  example  of  his  wrath 
unto  all  flesh,  that  the  wages  of  sin  may  never  be  forgot- 
ten under  heaven.  But  as  your  sorrows  have  been,  so 
Dial!  be  your  joys  ;  for  you  are  the  chosen  servants  of  a 
merciful  God.  He  hath  chastised  because  of  love,  and 
fitteth  ^ou  to  be  redeemed  through  much  sorrow  of  heart. 
Hivi  promises  are  good  unto  you,  and  as  you  have  be^  a 
light  unto  the  world  through  tribulation,  so  will  you  be 
through  the  salvation  of  the  soul,  and  the  love  of  Gqd. 
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i'rom  tho  mournful  cvoat  of  vour  m\9.  Moticrt  wan  a 
prophet  unto  you,  and  a  dciivoicr  from  hondH ;  tho  Lord 
your  God  prepared  his  suul,  nnd  sunt  him  into  Bgypt,  to 
M'ork  tho  redemption  of  your  fumily  from  bondii.  Let  it 
h3  rt;membered,  that  alHiction  mado  your  prayer  fliiicero, 
und  accepted  of  God,  and  it  was  according  to  your  own 
dotiiros  that  Moses  was  sent  unto  you,  from  tho  morcics  (tf 
your  God  who  is  in  heaven  ;  he  loved  you  that  dwelt 
upon  the  earth — ho  had  called  you  in  Abram,  and  cluf 
»cn  you  for  his  own  peculiar  inheritance  with  the 
children  of  men.  In  you  is  promised  tho  calling  of 
I  shmael,  and  all  tho  ends  of  the  world  ;  yo  nro  of  Isanc 
iM  well  as  of  Abram,  in  whom  all  tho  families  of  tho 
earth  arc  promised  a  blessing. 

Moses  did  not  say  that  your  salvation  consi<?tcd  in 
what  he  could  do  for  you .  in  tho  wilderness ;  but  his 
mission  was  to  redeem  you  from  a  land  of  bondage,  and 
place  you  in  a  land  of  freedom,  where  you  could  have 
your  own  laws,  your  own  judges,  aitd  your  king,  and 
your  own  peculiar  ways,  distinct  from  all  the  earth  of 
Worshiping  God,  as  an  offering  unto  him,  for  the  miracu. 
lous  favours  he  had  conferred  upon  his  people.  Ye  camo 
away  through  fear,  through  tribulation,  through  victory 
and  songs  of  praise ;  And  Moses  said  unto  you,  another 
should  be  given  unto  you  of  the  Lord,  he  should  bo 
raised  up  unto  you,  of  your  brethern.  The  Lord  is  not 
iv  respecter  of  bloods,  but  of  souls  that  are  within  us ;  for 
instance,  your  own  blood  has  been  your  foe,  destroyed 
your  temple,  or  your  home ;  your  own  blood  hath  com< 
mitted  these  sins,  for  which  ye  are  in  bonds  this  day, 
without  a  Prince,  Prophet,  Saviour  or  a  King,  and  the  sins 
of  your  own  blood  hath  brought  all  upon  you  that  ye  now 
boar,  or  ever  bore  since  vou  left  Pharaoh's  house  or  land. 
He  is  your  brotJier,  that  loveth  you  as  his  own  blood,  and 
Miourns  that  ye  might  be  free,  and  honour  God  with 
the  fulfilment  of  that  calling  wherewith  he  hath  called 
you.-  Like  unto  me  shall  he  be,  said  your  Prophet,  and 
earthly  saviour  from  your  bonds ;  there  has  been  nono 
like  unto  him  from  that  day  until  now,  and  his  prophesy 


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remair!S  to  bo  fulfilled.  IIo  slmll  bo  honid  in  all  tlii  igfl, 
JoHhua  iu  far  itiiort  of  bein^  liko  Moses,  for  you  must  b« 
in  bonds  as  ye  now  are,  before  you  could  rocoive  atiotber 
like  unto  liim — '*  bim  sball  yu  bear  iu  all  things."  It 
plainly  appears  by  the  words  of  this  prophet,  that  bis 
dispensation  should  bo  fulHIlod,  and  another  given  ;  it 
was  fulfilled  when  yo  enjoyed  the  land  and  tho  houso  of 
the  Lord  was  built  iu  it.  It  was  tho  Lord's  tabernacli^ 
or  dwelling,  and  he  dwelt  with  you  in  a  peculiar  manner, 
from  all  the  nations  of  tho  earth;  but  ho  destroyed  Ibnr 
house  because  of  sin,  and  took  power,  and  glory,  and 
honour  from  that  dispensation  that  came  by  Moses,  loaKt 
ye  should  trust  in  it  for  ever,  and  not  receive  the  Prophet 
that  Moses  said  should  como  unto  vou  like  himself, 
therefore  yo  were  sent  into  a  long  captivity,  before  an 
€ferla«ting  salvation.  Tho  hand  of  the  Lord  huth  dont 
this,  and  great  and  marvelous  are  his  works  ! 

The  christians  presume  to  say,  tho  person  of  Christ 
was  this  prophet  or  brother,  spoken  of  by  Moses.  I  think 
bis  appearance  is  as  far  distant  from  tho  prophesy  of 
Moses,  as  tho  life  of  Joshua  ;  and  I  bolievu  not  that  either 
of  these  was  the  dispensation  that  Moses  said  should 
como.  Joshua  was  of  the  dispensation  of  Moses,  and 
Christ  of  the  Prophets,  for  he  prophesied  of  that  which 
should  bo  hereafter.  He,  Josus,  was  a  true  prophet,  and 
the  New  Testament  ought  to  be  received  by  you,  as  a 
book  of  prophets  or  prophesies  of  things  that  shall  come 
to  pass,  for  the  words  of  this  prophecy,  the  New 
Testament  relates  unto  us,  that  another  dispensation  shall 
come  upon  the  world,  and  this  dispensation  is,  th« 
salvation  of  the  Jews,  the  chosen  of  tho  Lord.  I  shall 
fall  into  contrast  with  the  christian  faith,  but  not  with  ths 
sacred  writings,  as  revealed  by  tho  English  translation, 
which  we  trust  contains  the  fundamental  truth  of  a  tim« 
to  come.  Differing  faiths  bear  their  different  productionn 
after  their  own  kind,  and  these  lines  are  the  production 
of  my  belief.  I  will  be  short  in  argument,  as  I  am  satisfied 
and  depend  neither  on  the  Jewish  nor  Christian  faith  as 
they  now  stand.  I  am  one  not  received  in  the  world, 
neither  pan  I  bo  until  the  productions  of  my  belief  are 


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knoWn>  and  tried  by  the  sacred  Wi'itingd ;  if  found  true  by 
immoveable  or  indisputable  proofs,  1  shall  be  received  ; 
Ihe  events  of  the  present  time  bearing  witness  of  the  truths? 
1  declare  Unto  you,  whom  I  esteem  as  my  bretliern, — tiie 
Church  of  my  love*  I  write  not  for  silver  nor  gold, 
flattery  nor  reception,  applause,  title  nor  office  below  tho 
8un  ;  of  all  these  I  am  unworthy  ;  but  I  am  a  shepherd 
of  a  few  souls  in  a  wilderness ;  and  through  love,  and 
most  endeared  affection,  write  unto  you  for  your  informa. 
tiou,  that  you  may  know,  as  mine  own  brethern  that  are 
present  with  me,  what  there  is  in  existance  in  the  world, 
and  w  hat  the  God  of  your  salvation  and  my  hope  hath 
revealed  to  my  soul ;  for  my  heart  is  drawn  out  in  these 
lines  this  day  for  your  sake.  Neither  Joshua  nor  Jesus 
was  that  prophet  or  lawgiver  spoken  of  by  Moses :  Christ 
was  a  fulfillcr  of  tlie  law,  and  the  book  of  prophesies,  as 
far  as  related  to  his  person,  that  was  born  oi'  a  woiniii 
in  Bethlehem  of  Judah.  His  spirit  is  the  saviour  of  the 
world,  and  will  come  unto  you,  as  the  prophet  hath  said, 
and  be  unto  you  a  father,  and  a  "Prince  of  Peace."  It  is 
neither  the  dispensation  of  Moses,  nor  that  of  Christ,  that 
hath  given  peace  to  the  world  ;  for  she  doth  not  enjoy  her 
sabbaths  as  Moses  saw  when  the  world  began. 

But  when  ye  (the  Jews)  "  shall  hear  in  all  things'* 
wiiich  the  Lord  your  God  will  communicate  unto  you,  as 
Moses  hath  said,  ye  will  be  saved  from  your  sins,  and 
enter  into  rest.  One  day  refers  to  another,  as  to-day  may 
prophesy  of  to-morrow  ;  so  Moses  hath  spoken  unto  yoU 
of  a  day  to  come :  if  that  day  shall  reveal  all  things  need- 
ful unto  you,  this  day  as  yesterday  will  pass  away  and 
be  no  more.  "  Him  shall  ye  hear  in  all  things,  as  a  law 
present,  or  at  hand,  in  every  needful  time,  as  the  father 
to  the  son,  or  the  parents  with  the  children."  It  i« 
impossible  to  receive  the  fonner  prophets  with  a^i 
tmbelief  that  the  Nev/  Testament  is  not  a  book  of  prophc-' 
sies  also.  But  I  am  as  far  from  being  in  faith  with  the 
present  christian  world  as  ye  are  the  Jews  :  for  they  say 
tlieir  saviour  has  come,  and  the  world  remains  in  sin  ;  it 
is  added,  he  is  not  received  according  to  his  coming,  thti 
came  may  be  imputed  to  the  Jews,  as  pertaining  to  the 


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dispensation  that  came  by  Moscs^  but  both  have  bcca 
received  according  to  thcfir  power  and  virtue ;  and  it  wasr 
not  permitted  unto  Moses  to  complete  the  salvation  of  the 
Jews :  neither  to  the  person  of  Christ  to  make  the  world 
happy;  he  suffered  with  the  prophets  and  died,  and  absent- 
ed hi'nseif  from  the  world.  He  was  with  the  prophets 
OQ  earth,  teaching  us  the  will  of  God  in  the  flesh,  and  as 
many  as  practised  his  testimiony,  he  was  the  saviour  x)f 
the  World  $  and  so  were  the  prophets  that  came  before 
him ;  their  testimony  was  a  present  salvation  to  Israel. 

But  there  is  a  dispensation  to  come,  when  all  the  pro.^ 
phets  of  God  shall  appear  imto  us,  jointly  connected  ih 
one  body,  for  there  shall  be  a  resurrection  of  these'  things 
that  are  past.  The  body  is  but  the  garment  of  the  mind, 
and  the  world  bath  been  giving  many  figures  of  the  truth, 
like  Joseph's  coat  of  many  colours ;  but  all  has  coi!ne 
fihort  of  making  peace  on  earth,  or  revealing  the  salvation 
of  the  world  to  Adam's  sons^ 

As  the  Hebrew's  were  first  called  in  Abraham  to  a 
reformation,  they  are  the  first  chosen  ;  and  their  personal 
distress  prefigures  the  tribulation  of  the  soul,  and  sheweth 
how  dear  the  field  is  bought,  or  the  inheritance  of  the 
promise  that  we  have  lost  through  sin.  AH  stands  fair  as" 
the  morning  sun  for  the  restoration  •i  Israel,  and  the 
salvation  of  the  Jews :  if  another  shall  be  prepared  or 
fitted  in  mind  as  Moses  was,  a  brother  of  the  Jews,  he 
will  be  prepared  alone  by  the  presence  oi  God,  and 
revealed  openly.  The  Jews  shall  be  in  captivity  to 
receive  this  salvation,  i,  e^  all  they  need. 

In  the  days  of  Joshua,  nor  Christ,  they  were  not 
captivse.  Neither  of  these  characters  answers  to  the 
prophecy  of  Moses,  for,  until  they  are  caeptives  they 
cannot  receive  another  like  unto  him,  for  he  came  unto 
them  in  their  bonds  and  gave  them  laws  well  pleasing  unto 
God,  and  they  came  away.  The  Lord  Waain  the  mind 
of  Moses,  and  taught  him  in  the  tabernacle,  all  things 
he  should  reveal  unto  Israel.  There  were  none  before 
Moses  like  unto  him,  but  there  should  be  afler.  Mosea 
knew  all  things  by  revelation  from  the  foundations  of 
the  vrorld.    If  we  are  like  unto  Moses,  or  another  «halt 


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be,  we  shall  be  brought  up  or  educated,  under  the 
dominion  of  a  king,  and  be  tributary  unto  him,  and  sea 
our  brethren  in  bonds,  and  be  angry  with  tlie  oppressor  ; 
Christ  was  not  so  educated  ;  moreover,  to  be  like  Moses, 
another  shall  write  as  he  did  and  communicate  unto  the 
Jews  the  will  of  God,  and  reveal  all  things  from  heaven 
©f  which  they  now  stand  in  need.  To  them  the  child 
is  born  f  and  the  son  given  that  shall  do  these  things.  The 
will  of  God  in  the  flesh,  shall  complete  the  salvation  of 
Ihe .  world,  and  the  coming  of  God  with  man,  is  the 
salvation  of  the  Jews,  and  in  his  name  shall  the  whole 
earth  be  saved.  But  all  tiiat  hath  been  are  shadows  and 
signs  of  his  coming;  and  blessed  are  they  that  received 
them,  for  they  sliall  be  comforted  in  their  hope,  and  all 
jBesh  shall  see  the  solvation  of  the  world.  The  world 
waiteth  for  the  resurrection  and  return  of  Moses  to  his 
people,  as  he  hath  been,  to  fulfil  his  prophesy,  and  com- 
municate all  things  to  them,  wiiich  they  sliail  hear,  and 
believe  in  all  things  past,  as  a  prophesy  of  days  and 
times  that  were  to  come.  The  christian  world  is  far  from 
peace,  neither  doth  the  christian  fait:*,  in  the  man  Christ 
Jesus  effect  the  salvation  of  the  world,  neither  are  they 
a  light  to  the  Jews. .  They  are  divided  in  their  faith,  and 
their  works  follow  them.  The  Jews  had  one  temple ; 
but  they  have  their  thousand.  So  are  the  Christians 
divided,  each  thinking  they  are  the  chief  sect  in  the 
synagogue.  The  Jews  are  reserved  for  the  Saviour, 
and  the  Saviour  is  preparing  for  them,  a,nd  him  will  they 
hear  in  all  things  as  Moses  hath  said,  and  be  saved  from 
their  sins.  And  Ishmael  and  ail  the.  earth  shall  follow 
them. — Amen, 

Gh  now  my  soul  with  joy  can  sing  For  Israel  has  a  priest  and  king", 
The  captives  rise  to  see  the  day,  The  sun  doth  rise  to  light  their  Wfiy, 
A  Saviour,  and  a  God  to  save.  From  the  dark  terrors  of  the  grave, 
By  David  and  the  morning  star,  They  see  at  horn oand  see  a.far. 

The  promis'd  fieldagain's  in  sight.forGod  ahove  doth  give  them  light, 
Bride  of  mylovo !  spouse  of  my  grief,  thvGod  has  come  to  grant  relief. 
He  in  the  wilderness  prepares  The  peace  and  joy  of  future  yeara, 
He  hailf^the  trumpet  calls  to  co<ne,  Ye  mournful  few  belo\v  the  sun. 


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ISRAEL,  MY  FRIEND. 

I  have  not  flattery  in  my  lips — nor  deceit  in  my  soul ; 
I  am  a  man  of  affliction,  and  my  heart  is  sincere  :  hope 
inspires  my  hand  to  write,  and  with  love  I  salute  you  with 
fond  embraces. 

When  Abram  (the  pillar  of  your  religion)  was  called 
ye  were  a  chosen  people,  and  the  heir  of  many  promises. 
In  Isaac  there  is  a  blessing  promised  to  all  people,  or  th« 
various  tribes  on  earth,  there  is  a  blessing  for  yonr  brother 
Ishmael.  Ye  are  one  in  your  father's  loins,  and  your 
father  loved  you  both ;  and  when  Ishmael  was  separated 
from  Isaac,  it  grieved  your  tender  hearted  father,  to  see 
his  own  blood  divided,  and  the  limbs  of  his  own  body 
rent  apart;  but  God  said  unto  him;  let  it  be  so  now,  as  your 
mother  Sarah  hath  said.  He  comforted  him  with  u 
blessing,  t.  e,  that  in  Isaac,  Ishmael  should  be  called,  and 
Abram  resigned  to  the  word  of  God,  whom  he  knew 
was  true ;  and  he  sent  away  his  son  Ishmael  and  his 
ftfllicted  mother  to  endure  the  sorrows  of  life. 

And  ye  became  two  nations  from  one  father,  and  the 
heir  of  two  blessings  from  one  God.  Ishmael  will  be 
disagreeable  till  he  is  called  in  Isaac,  and  blessed  with 
his  brethren,  when  with  all  the  families  of  th6  earth  h« 
ivhall  be  blessed.  In  the  mind  of  Abram  (the  elder  in 
your  church)  there  is  mercy  and  love  for  Ishmael  and 
Isaac  ;  though  of  two  mothers,  ye  were  the  off*spring  of 
ime  father,  from  whence  you  did  proceed.  It  is  not  pro- 
per for  the  mother  to  make  the  division,  but  for  a  time  ; 
l>ut  each  took  their  young  and  went  ihere  way  to  fulfil 
the  appointments  and  purposes  of  God.  But  there  shall 
be  a  calling  in  Isaac ;  (not  in  Ishmael,  that  Isaac  should 
come  unto  him,)  but  in  Isaac  that  Ishmael  should  return. 
There  is  a  full  evidence,  that  the  unbounded  heart  of 
Abram./  (who  was  to  be  a  blessing)  loved  these  two 
112 fathers,  th«  boud  woman,   and  the  free,  and  both  bore 


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fruit  of  Abram's  mind^  for  his  mind  inspired  the  deeds  of 
generation  with  them.  And  it  is  evident  that  God  loved 
both  the  children  or  offspring  of  Abram,  and  he  comfor. 
ted  both  ihese  mothers  with  their  desires,  that  were  the 
heirs  of  Abram's  love,  and  loved  hinri.  We  now  observe 
in  the  heart  of  Abraham,  a  universal  love  for  the  world 
and  a  godly  sorrow  for  those  who  are  appointed  to  mourn, 
as  Ishmael  and  his  mother  in  a  barren  wilderness,  with 
n  morsel  of  bread.  In  this  we  see  in  Abram,  (the  pillar 
of  your  laws,  God  excepted)  there  was  a  tender  mind 
towards  the  poor,  the  bond.maid  and  her  son,  not  willing 
to  grieve  the  mother  of  the  legal  (leir,  he  mourned  through 
pity,  and  according  to  the  will  of  God,  bowed  down  hi«i 
jirincely  head,  to  let  afflicted  Sarah  have  her  oiin  way  : 
for  she  had  been  much  afflicted,  because  the  Lord  had 
made  her  barren  unto  Abram,  that  she  could  not  bear  a 
son,  to  bear  the  memory  of  A  'jram,  and  receive  his  bless- 
ing in  this  world.  And  she  wept  until  she  was  comforted 
with  an  heir  froni  heaven.  Ye  are  the  remains  of  thiA 
Isaac,  and  aip  God  knoweth  the  predetermination  of  bis 
will  before  action,  he  was  minded  to  give  mournfu) 
Sarah  a  son  ;  and  one  that  would  bear  the  affliction  for 
tiie  sins  of  his  people,  and  be  a  saviour  to  the  world, 
and  be  the  first  heirs  of  his  peculiar  blessing — tasting 
and  seeing  how  good  the  Lord  is — call  Ishmael  to  partake 
with  Isaac — and  from  thence  all  the  families  of  the 
world.  Some  have  imputed  the  disposition  of  Ishmael 
to  the  uncircumcision  of  Abram,  in  which  I  believe  not ; 
it  partaineth  to  the  flesh,  rather  than  the  mind.  If  this ' 
«on  was  to  bear  the  iniquity  of  his  father  for  begetting 
him  of  a  bond.maid,  from  whence  came  the  blessing  ?  He 
miraculously^saved  him  alive  where  nothing  was — where 
Hesh  and  blood,  or  a  weeping  mother,  despaired  of  help 
or  the  favours  of  God.  I3ut  God,  the  pillar  of  the 
Hebrew  family,  according  to  his  own  good  will,  hath 
shewn  his  mercy  to  the  bond  and  free  woman.  His  I0V9 
is  shewn  to  the  circumcised  and  uncircumcised  child, 
and  he  hath  blessed  both  Ishmael  and  Isaac  in  the  morn, 
ing  of  their  days.  There  was  a  blessing  on  the  deeds 
I* f  Abram,  before  circumcision  and  after,  because  at  all 


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times  he  hnH  a  just  and  upright  mind.  Ishmael's  fuiHnfrg 
Cometh  from  that  which  now  troubleth  the  earth,  ho  saw 
partiality  to  tlie  sons  of  one  father,  and  the  children  of 
one  God;  and  to  shew  the  bad  effect  of  these  desires, 
(though  gratifying  to  the  mind)  he  suffered  these  things 
to  be  for  a  time,  to  convince  all  nations  of  the  bad  effects 
of  partiality,  and  that  it  was  not  the  will  or  mind  of  just 
Abram  between  these  two  heirs.  He  hath  made  [shmael 
a  robber— ^I  say  not  that  God  hath  inspired  sin ;  but  I 
will  say  the  soul  of  Ishmael  is  in  his  children  till  this 
day — taking  these  things  of  every  nation  in  his  power ; 
and  it  is  hard  for  me  to  read  the  laws  of  his  heart,  but 
what  God  hath  decreed,  Ishmael  doth  fulfil,  "  his  hand 
shall  be  against  every  body  (or  people,)  and  they  liall 
be  against  him."  Who  can  disappoint  God  in  his  deciees? 
What  we  see,  we  are  forbidden  to  disbelieve.  But  there 
shall  be  a  c  Hing  in  Isaac  that  robbsth  not  according  to 
his  law,  for  he  is  the  heir  of  what  God  hath  given :  and 
he  shall  call  Ishmael  in  with  him,  (the  seed  of  Abram) 
and  they  shall  be  brothers,  sons  of  one  father,  on  whoni 
is  conferred  the  miraculous  blessings  of  one  God. 
Ishmael  shall  come  unto  Isaac  the  heir,  and  he  shall 
give  unto  him  a  part  of  all ;  for  Isaac  shall  love  his  brother 
as  himself,  and  with  the  love  wherewith  Abram  loved  him. 
Ishmael  shall  be  called  in  Isaac,  and  the  hope  of  these 
things  comforted  Abram,  for  he  saw  that  Ishmael's  lot  was 
decree  of  God,  and  he  resigned  in  innocence,  and  none 
can  blame  righteous  Abram  for  the  division  he  made, 
lu  these  days  Ishmael  shall  have  his  right ;  he  shall 
no  more  hunger  in  the  wilderness,  and  when  he  enjoys 
the  blessings  of  God,  he  will  put  forth  his  hand  against 
no  man  ;  neither  will  he  mock  nor  despise  his  brother  for* 
these  unequal  divisions  that  are  in  life  :  but  according  to 
the  desires  of  Abram,  and  the  will  of  God,  it  shall  be 
no  more.  Ishmael  is  not  alone  in  the  wilderness,  but  is 
in  the  christian  land,  for  he  shall  become  a  great  people, 
and  princes  shall  proceed  from  him.  Of  what  kind  shall 
ihey  be  ?  If  they  are  of  Ishmael,  they  shall  be  wise  and 
strong ;  they  will  not  rejoice  in  partiality,  nor  submit  to 
be  slaves  in  ^the  house  of  Isaac — the  Lord  hath  not  so 

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decreed — but  depart  into  the  wildorncsa,  gather  their  own 
bread,  and  live  an  independent  life.  What  is  the  fioiil  of 
Ishmael  when  he  is  young  ?  He  mocketh,  and  blesscth 
not  the  days  of  partiality :  he  is  oficnded,  and  treats  with 
contempt,  superiority,  because,  he  is  of  the  seed  or  soul 
of  Abram,  in  whom  all  the  families  of  the  earth  shall  be 
blessed.  The  princes,  or  spirit  of  Ishmael,  shall  mock 
skilfully,  he  shall  offend  these  at  the  feast  :  he,  or  they 
may  be  put  away;  but  they  will  not  bow  nor  beg  where 
one  brother  is  taken,  and  another  left :  but  they  will  take 
without  permission  where  they  can  find,  until  the  bless- 
ings of  their  father's  house  is  restored  unto  them,  and 
their  dear  mother  to  Abram's  love. 

Now,  Isaac  unto  thee  do  I  communicate  these  things  : 
thou  art  made  the  servant,  and  thy  wages  shall  be 
great — the  whole  earth  waits  for  thy  salvation.  There 
are  many  kings,  dukes,  and  lords,  in  it :  but  thou  art  a 
bonds-man  in  their  land :  thou  art  not  a  member  of 
their  church.  The  Lord  hath  set  thee  apart  in  Abram, 
according  to  the  desires  of  thy  mother,  and  Ishmael 
to  be  angry  and  jealous  because  of  thee — and  his  mother 
to  weep  unto  despair,  over  the  expected  death  of  her  son. 
And  if  God  from  heaven  had  not  shewn  mercy,  Ishmael 
had  perished  in  the  wilderness,  and  his  dear  mother,  the 
bond>woman,  mourned  as  a  widow  without  children  for 
ever.  In  the  love  of  God  to  Ishmael,  behold  thy  redemp- 
tion ;  the  Lord  cared  for  thee,  when  thou  wast  in  bonds, 
in  the  land  of  Egypt,  and  under  Pharoah's  house.  He 
shewed  mercy  to  thy  brother  Ishmael,  thy  father's  son  ; 
the  same  God  is  thy  redeemer.  Behold  in  him  his 
loving-kindness  to  the  bond  and  the  free.  He  will  confer 
his  own  name  upon  thee,  seal  thee  with  his  own  signet 
and  make  thee  a  blessing  to  all  the  families  of  the  earth. 
For  in  Abram  you  were  chosen,  when  he  was  called  to 
be  a  blessing.  The  Lord  hath  made  of  thee  a  servant  to 
thy  brother — to  obtain  peace,  set  thy  table  with  fat  thinga, 
the  product  of  thy  righteousness  ;  and  then  call  Ishmael 
and  all  the  families  of  the  earth  to  come  in  and  partake 
with  thee  at  the  tables  of  the  Lord.  So  shall  thy  lot  be. 
The  Lord  bath  saved  thy  name  in  the  world,  and  th« 


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niemoTuil  of  Abram  to  all  the  nations  of  the  word.     To 
vfHi   ia  the  promise  and  the   covenants  for  ever.     The 
New  Testament  is  a  book   of  prophesies  unto  you  ;  you 
are  chastised    according  to    the    hand  writing    that   is 
in   it.     Ye  are    fulfilling  the  prophetic  sayings   of  the 
Old  Testament,  and  bearing  the  name  of  God's  vengeance 
to  all  tiie  nations   of  the  earth,  that  ye  may  be  a  visible 
law  of  God's  vengeance  unto  all  people.     Many  things 
were  committed  to  your  trust ;    the  law  af  God,  and  the 
holy  city,   prophets  and  lawgivers  were  given  unto  you. 
As  the  eye  of  the  mind,  or  the  light  of  the  body,  ye  have 
known  of  being  in  bonds,  and  freed  by  a  high  hand   and 
stretched  out  arm.   Ye  have  had  more  conferred  upon  you 
from  heaven  than  all  the  nations  of  the  earth  ;    both  Old 
and  New  Testaments  are  of  the  blood  &  spirit  of  Abram, 
but  your  salvation  is  with  God,  your  saviour  and  redeemer 
of  the  world      To  him  look  with  confidence,  and  fail  not 
in  your   tru3t,  nor  let    hope  depart  from   you :   he    that 
chastiseth,  loveth ;    and   him  that  rebuketh,  doth   it  to 
save.     Your   redeemer  liveth,  and  will  stand  upon  the 
earth,  and  in  the  latter  days,   as  Hosea  huth  said,  "  ye 
shall  greatly  fear  and  serve  the  Lord."     The  Lord  hath 
taken  all  things  from  you,  that  he  may  make  all  things 
anew.     He  hath  placed  your  feet  in  captivity,   that   he 
may   be  honoured  v»rhen  he  delivereth  you   from  bonds. 
Our  Lord  is  a  God  of  decrees  and  changeth  not ;     That 
which    he  hath    said  in  Abram,  he  will   fulfil  in  you  ; 
and  that  which  he  hath  sworn  by   Isaac  will  assuredly 
come  to  pass.     Oh,  son  of  the  Most  High !  thou  must  bow 
thine  ear  unto  him,  and  incline   thy  heart  to  understand- 
ing, and  thou  shait  see  the  hand  writing  of  thine  own 
blood  is  the  way  of  thy  feet,  and  all  are  a  prophecy  of  that 
which  is  to  come.     The  Lord  will  make  thy  way  plain 
before  thee,  and  reveal  that  which  thine  eyes  hath  not 
seen,  and  place  thy  feet   in  a  way  that  hath  not  been 
known  ;  for   he  hath    reserved  for  thee,  whom  he  hath 
chosen,  (who  hath  borne  his  name  to  all  flesh)  a  way  that 
the   world  hath  not  seen,     nor  the    Christian  Church 
walked   therein.     Thou   must  earn   bread    for    all  the, 
families  of  the  earth.      For  this   purpose  Abram   was 


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railed  from  his  father's  hougo,  and  ye  arc  a  choisen 
people.  The  Lord  shall  place  your  feet  as  on  Zion,  and 
ye  shall  blow  a  trumpet  unto  all  Israel,  and  salute  the 
whole  earth  with  love.  In  thee,  Ishmael  shall  find  his 
lawful  bread  :  it  is  retained  with  thee  oh  Isaac,  since  tho 
day  thou  wast  set  apart  and  weaned  from  thy  mother  ? 
breast.  For  what  thou  hast  received  of  God,  thou  art 
debtor  to  make  his  name  known  to  all  the  nations,  and 
reveal  his  will  to  the  ends  of  the  world.  When  thou  art 
afflicted  into  sincerity,  and  the  event  of  thy  sins  are 
brought  to  light  before  thine  eyes ;  then  wilt  thou  weep 
bitterly  before  the  Lord — for  the  salvation  of  this  world 
is  required  at  thy  hands ;  and  thou  must  mourn  for  all 
the  world,  and  save  thy  brother  Ishmael  from  his  sins, 
and  present  him  a  living  and  cleansed  offering  before 
the  Liard,  as  he  hath  blessed  him  when  he  was  young. 
So  shall  thine  eyes  see.  and  thy  whole  heart  mourn  ;  for 
the  sins  of  the  whole  world  shall  bear  upon  thee,  and  the 
inhabitants  of  the  earth  shall  find  in  thee  a  resting  place, 
as  the  Lord  hath  declared  unto  Abram.  Salvation  is 
required  at  thy  hands,  the  city  of  the  living  God,  and  a 
blessing  in  the  world. 

And  the  earth  shall  not  rest,  till  Shiloh  be  come  ;  and 
the  inhabitants  of  the  world  shall  require  these  things  of 
thee  which  the  Lord  hath  promised,  i.  e,  a  blessing  in  thee 
for  all  the  families  of  the  earth.  Then  jhall  crowns  rest 
and  thrones  be  in  peace  for  ever.  But  until  the  days  of 
thy  salvation,  the  tempest  shall  beat  upo  i  the  earth,  and 
the  king  nor  his  subjects  shall  not  see  peace.  One  king 
is  appointed  unto  us,  even  David,  and  one  shepherd  in 
Israel,  as  Ezekiel  hath  said,  but  one  fold  in  all  earth.  Ye 
are  the  pillars  of  it,  and  the  corner  stone  of  the  building. 
Seek  diligently  a  resting  place  for  your  feet.  And  the 
Lord  your  God  will  come  unto  you,  and  be  your  v/ay, 
and  reveal  unto  you  the  sacred  rest  of  Israel. 


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Oh  may  I  see !  oh  may  T  hear ! 
Your  way  prepared,  your  passage  clear, 
Oh  may  I  see  that  living  stone, 
That's  fitted  for  your  name  alone. 


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Oh  may  I  see  your  city  rise  ! 
Oh  may  I  Hoe  your  builders  wise  ! 
Oh  may  I  see  the  building  square  ! 
And  all  the  earth  assembled  there. 

Oh  may  I  see  thy  brothers'  peace, 
And  hoar  the  song  'twill  never  cease— 
A  song  of  friendship  and  of  love, 
As  God's  ordained  in  heaven  above. 

May  I  see  peace  on  Zion's  hill, 
And  every  beating  storm  be  still ; 
May  I  see  God  in  David's  reign, 
But  Israel  never  fall  again. 


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LETTER  3rd. 


-'■        >  July  1st,  1836. 

Israel!  Love  bringeth  near  unto  each  other,  hope 
bears  up  the  mind,  and  faith  directs  our  way,  and  one 
God  over  all  is  the  law  of  life.  Let  us  walk  together  for 
a  few  moments,  and  talk  by  the  way  of  the  wisdom  of 
the  Almighty,  and  the  wa^  s  of  life. 

All  nations  have  one  God,  and  all  the  assemblies  of 
the  earth  hath  one  judge,  and  all  flesh  are  subject  to  the 
fate  that  the  creator  of  the  world  hath  placed  upon  us. 
I  claim  no  kindred  by  the  blood  of  Abram  nor  Ishmael — 
Ksau  nor  Jacob ;  but  I  am  the  offspring  of  your  God, 
and  my  God,  and  of  him  that  is  the  God  of  the  whole 
earth.  In  him  I  claim  a  connexion  and  relation  with  you  ; 
I  am  of  Adam  and  so  are  you  :  and  this  brings  all  people 
to  be  bone  of  bone  and  blood  of  blood.  Righteousness 
does  not  consist  of  bloods  or  nations,  for  God  hath  divided 
your  name  with  all  the  earth,  and  placed  you  in  the 
midst  of  all  countries  for  the  inhabitants  of  the  land  to  look 
upon.  I  believe  not  that  ye  are  exalted  above  otlier 
bloods,  and  that  the  respect  God  hath  shewn  to  tlie  blood 
of  Abram,  was  for  his  righteousness.  A  Jew  may 
become  a  christian,  or  a  christian  a  Jew.  It  hath  been 
»Q  with  your  nation— ye  have  joined  yourselves  to  various 


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orders  in  life,  aQcl  sopftrated  your  blood,  as  limh  from 
liriib,  and  joint  from  joint ;  but  a  remnant  remains  to 
retuia  your  name  for  David's  sake,  thur  he  may  have  a 
name  in  tliu  earlh,  witii  hid  own  nation  and  people,  where, 
unto  he  is  or  was  anointed  of  God  to  bo  a  king  in  Israel. 
It  was  the  spirit  of  David  that  was  a  conquering  sword 
unto  you,  and  the  shield  of  your  defence.  If  you,  as  a 
nation,  had  been  ail  converted  into  christian  fninments, 
and  heathenish  superstitions,  as  the  world  now  is,  your 
great  name,  blood,  and  nation,  had  been  lost,  and  your 
religion  and  blood  would  havo  perished  under  heaven. 
But  it  hath  not  been  so  with  you ;  the  God  of  the 
Hebrews  and  of  the  whole  earth  hath  retained  a  rem- 
nant  for  David's  sake,  and  preserved  you  as  a  people  to 
write  his  name  upon. 

With  you  were  the  first  covenants  of  God,  and  Abram 
the  first  chosen  of  (he  Lord,  to  bo  a  light  unto  the  world. 
And  Abram  according  to  tho  promises  of  the  Lord, 
became  a  great  people,  and  none  could  stand  before 
them  for  strength  and  wisdom  when  they  M'alked  in  tho 
wa3r  of  their  laws,  and  paid  tribute  to  God  by  offeringai 
and  sacrifices  of  their  hands.  No  prophets  hath  been 
like  unto  yours.  Your  nation  hath  been  the  light  of  tho 
world,  and  your  religion  the  mother  of  many  wiso  and 
prudent  sons.  Ye  built  the  first  tent,  tabernacle,  and 
dwelling  for  the  Lord.  Tho  tent  of  Abraham  was  first 
set  apart  for  his  holynarne,  and  in  it  he  began  to  shew 
himself  wonderful  in  the  earth ;  and  from  that  tent  hath 
proceeded  all  Israel — the  tabernacle-— the  house  of  David, 
the  Ark,  and  the  temple  of  God.  By  Abram  was  made 
the  first  distinction  of  bloods  and  nations,  and  his  family 
because  a  peculiar  and  chosen  people,  serving  the  most 
high  God,  according  to  their  calling  in  Abram,  They 
have  replenished  the  earth  with  wisdom,  and  as  men, 
given  light  to  the  world.  Their  sins  is  a  cause  of 
chastisement ;  but  what  nation  hath  the  Lord  found  that 
hath  loved  him  more  than  Jacob,  or  been  a  light  to  the 
Gentiles  to  exceed  Israel,  that  their  name  should  be  cast 
away,  and  another  name  or  nation-  chosen,  and  the 
covenants  of  God  be  broken  with  Abram  ?    There  has 


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boon  no  nation  oqnal  with  you  ;  and  with  endeared  fiiond- 
ship  1  cninniunu  witii  you  this  day,  as  distant  brcthoru 
talk  together  ai)out  the  tilings  of  (rud.  I  nin  not  niindod 
to  invite  you  to'^chango  your  iinniu,  or  nntiotj,  or  mix 
your  blood,  till  yo  sco  the  promises  of  (iod  to  your 
father  fulfilled,  and  then  the  scriptures  will  bo  fultillcd, 
and  your  cha^^lisoments  and  miueries  will  honour  the 
living  Go'J.  If  I  could  believe  tho  promises  of  God 
were  set  at  nought  that  ho  niado  with  Abram,  I  might 
invite  you  to  a  change  of  a  national  name  or  mixture  of 
blood,  and  some  other  faith  than  that  which  vo  now 
retain.  These  that  have  been  converted  to  Christianity, 
and  other  national  dispensations,  and  church  creeds  and 
ceremonies,  have  lost  the  name  of  Abruni.  For  I  know 
not  when  it  was  decreed  you  should  change  your  name, 
or  nation,  or  embrace  another  religion  save  your  own, 
or  disbelieve  in  tho  covenants  of  your  God  with  Abram. 
These  that  have  separated  from  you,  as  a  branch  from 
the  root,  have  put  out  the  light  of  the  life  of  Abram,  and 
brought  Israel  into  contempt  by  subordination  to  other 
Dames  and  nations.  It  was  not  your  former  practicu 
to  resign  and  worship  other  Gods.  And  little  or  no 
light  hath  been  conferred  on  tho  world,  by  those  who 
have  passed  through  this  superficial  conversion :  for 
the  christian  church,  (which  is  the  best  in  the  world,)  is 
not  in  as  good  u  condition  as  you  have  been.  The  sub- 
jects  of  princes  are  not  as  well  contented  as  you  wer« 
with  David  your  king :  neither  is  the  christian  religion 
productive  of  the  knowledge  that  the  Jewish  church  did 
contain ;  and  as  for  a  Master  of  the  sacred  writings,  he  is  not 
to  be  found  on  the  earth.  It  is  the  extending  hand  of  Abram, 
that  hath  revealed  unto  us  the  beginning  of  time — the  works 
of  God,  and  never-ending  life.  If  any  one  will  convince 
me  what  light  has  been  adr^ed  to  your  nation,  I  will 
give  honour  to  the  progressive  band  that  hath  ascended 
into  the  mysteries  of  life  beyond  the  Jews.  They  have 
been  as  stars  to  the  world,  and  the  light  of  nations ;  and 
the  christian  saviour  is  a  Jew.  Now  we  wUl  observe, 
that  it  is  as  consistant  for  a  wandering  christian  (as  I  am) 
to  come  to  tho  Jews^  as  for  tho  Jews  to  come  to  me,  or 


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nn   nricBtnblisIificl  christian    church,  thnt  i»   never  still, 

having  u  imiiio  hut  not  at  runt :  tor  the  christians  arc  still 

converting    each    other,  as    from  hill    to  hill — placo  to 

])luco — from  oiio  .fonlan  to  another.     O  wandering  tribes  ! 

Israel  in  'the  wilclorness  was  not  more  so — ye  have  no 

continuing    city,    or  abiding    place;    yet   sounding  the 

trumpet  to  the  Jews,  saying,  come  unto  us.  and  be  con. 

verted  and  boliuvo  in  Jesus  Christ !     What  would  bo  the 

Hvail  of  these  prayers,  were    it    in   the    power  of  the 

christian  world  to  accomplish  their  designs  ?  I  will  say 

originality  would  bo  lost,  and  we  should  all  go  astray  iit 

the  branches.     When  Abraham  was  culled,  there  was  a 

Heed  loft  in  the   world,  at  his  father's  house,  and  many 

other  names  and   bloods  on  the  earth  exclusive  of  the 

n;une   of  Ahrani,   and   all    worshiping  their  own  gods. 

Now,  if  the  Jews  have  exceeded  in  righteousness,  why 

should  they  change  their  name  or    religion?     But   to 

chiinge  from  their  sins  to  righteousness  would  be  accep* 

ted  of  God.     Thev  are  the  root  of  the  testaments,  old 

and  new  ;    tile    contents  of  them   are    the  proceeds   of 

A  brum's  blood  and  nation,  and  are  of  the  spirit  of  God 

given  lo  Israel  for  all  the  earth.     But  it  must  be  under. 

stoud,  they  have  no  master  in  the  christian  name.     The 

lilteraries    have    taken   them,    and    the  effects    of  the 

scriptures  on  the  mind,  hath  been  to  make  a  disagreement 

between  brother  and  brother,  of  one   blood  and  nation  ; 

and  the  spiriluahj  divide  the  people,  and  make  use  of  the 

scriptures  to    support  a  thousand  lines  of  imagination, 

that  the  impressions  of  a  lost  mind  hath  drawn  in   the 

soul  or  heart  of  the  lost  and  wandering    tribe   of  the 

christian   church ;  and  I  am  talking  with  the  originals 

concerning  the.se  scriptures,  to  whom  they  were  originally 

given,   as  being  property  of  their  own,  and  they  are  not 

taken  away  and  given  to  another,    or  the  giver  would 

enable  them  to  interpret  unto  us  the  mysterious  things 

of  God  that   arc  written  in  them,  which  no  church  can 

do,  save  the  Je.»s,  the  church  to  whom  they  were  given. 

Therefore  I  apply  to  these  for  the^interpretation  of  these 

mysteries ;  for  they  have  given  this  book,  or  these  books 

unto  the  world,  to  all  nations,  and  are  accountable  to  God 


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and  man,  to  rovral  vhnt  is  contained  in  them,  for  the' 
purposoH  they  woro  given.  I  covet  no  mixture  ofliloodfi,' 
ixit  tl)o  tilings  of  GuJ  to  Hhinu  in  the  world  with  oti^rinul 
hiHtor,  as  thcv  iiavo  done  niito  ilu;  Ji^wm,  and  scpiirated 
them  from  the  heathen,  and  made  of  them  a  peculiar 
people  for  (Jod  and  his  glory  to  nil  tl»e  word. 

Now,  I  boliovf,  in  spirit  I  inust  Ijucome  the  Jew;  as  to 
blood,  that  i^  impossible  ;  neith  t  is  riglittionsncss  of  thf) 
bloods  or  nations  of  the  earth.  Will  the  Jews  receive 
mo  as  a  member  of  their  church,  and  I  still  believe  that 
they  must  perish  in  the  earth  ?  »uch  faith  or  unbelief  in 
each  other  keeps  the  nations  apart,  blood  from  blooJ,  and 
brotiior  from  brother.  Now,  love  should  bring  us  near, 
and  hope  bear  up  my  mind,  and  faith  direct  my  way : 
and  then  we  could  talk  together  of  the  things  of  God,  and 
say — the  hand  of  the  Jew  needcth  cleansing — mine  eyes, 
to  receive  siglit :  lot  us  go  down  together  unto  one 
Jordan,  that  the  Lord  may  cleanse  us  in  one  water — that 
one  hand  may  heal  us  and  give  sight  to  our  eyes — one 
read  and  the  other  understand,  and  others  shall  be  no 
robbers  in  lsrai>l,  for  all  see,  hear  and  understand; 
through  one  captain  the  things  of  God  that  are  written 
in  the  books  of  the  prophets  and  revealed  to  us.  Why 
cannot  we  interpret  the  Jews  property,  divide  it,  and 
give  to  our  children  ?  Because  we  are  not  Jews,  and 
are  therefore  not  heirs  of  it.  And  now,  my  christian 
friends,  whom  I  esteem,  ye  have  the  true  cause,  why  ye 
cannot  interpret  the  scriptures  to  the  world,  and  bring  the 
flocks  into  one  fold,  and  sufTor  a  heart  like  David's  to 
rule  over  them;  One  whom  the  Lord  our  God  hath 
appointed  to  be  a  defence  unto  Israel,  and  rule  over  them 
with  love  and  a  tender  mind  forever. 

Now,  if  you  can  conquer  the  Jewish  name,  or  their 
religion,  blood  or  nation,  that  it  is  no  more  in  the  earth, 
but  as  water  in  the  sea,  mixed  with  other  nations,  and  be 
lost,  then  ye  may  say,  the  Jews  were  fools,  and  trusted  in 
a  god  that  disappointed  them,  and  they  have  lost  their 
king  or  shield — David  their  defence.  But  until  this  can 
be  done,  stoning  Jews  is  vanity — is  but  as  the  boast  of 
Gpliah,  who   was  slain  by  a  small  sling.stone  from  the 


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water-brook ;  a  eimplc  and  singular  place,  to  liiid  tlie 
elaving  weapons  ol' the  great.  'I'ije  christian  religion  is 
confounded  in  the  Jewish  productions  ;  aud  the  sacred 
records  is  completely  master  of  the  world ;  the  root 
remains,  and  the  ciiristians  divide  in  the  branches.  The 
earth  hath  one  centre  and  the  Jews  one  God — the  world 
liath  one  judge,  and  in  him  all  kindred  share  their  fate. 
What  God  decrees,  we  cannot  improve,  he  hath  placed 
a  stone  in  the  earth  and  we  cannot  remove  it.  It  is 
Israel's  name  that  never  will  be  blotted  out.  In  tlie  earth 
the  Lord  made  his  covenants  witii  Abram ;  and  on  the 
earth  will  he  fulfil  them.  The  Lord  has  made  him  a  master 
in  skill,  and  none  can  take  the  crown  from  his  head. 
The  Lord  has  given  him  a  king,  and  tiiere  is  none 
stronger  in  the  nations  of  the  world.  The  Lord  hath 
given  him  an  house,  and  none  exceedeth  it.  The  Lord 
hath  given  him  prophets  and  none  exceedeth  them  in 
•wisdom — they  are  master  of  the  sacred  writings,  and 
alone  know  these  things  which  will  come  to  pass — there 
is  no  taking  the  crown  from  Israel,  nor  glory  from  his 
name ;  nor  the  scriptures  from  his  hand ;  and  until  Israel 
arises  in  his  strength,  they  will  not  be  interpreted  to  the 
world. 

Therefore  the  sooner  I  am  a  Jew  in  spirit  it  is  the 
better  for  my  soul,  because  I  then  become  heir  with 
them  in  the  things  that  God  hath  given,  and  speak  with 
them  as  a  brother  about  the  things  of  God.  Abram  shall 
be  a  blessing — Is  this  taken  from  his  blood  ?  In  Isaac 
all  shall  be  blessed.  In  whose  soul  or  spirit  shall  all  the 
families  of  the  earth  be  happy  ?  In  Isaac.  Has  the 
personal  Christ  blessed  all  nations  at  his  coming?  No  :  we 
are  in  an  unhappy  world,  and  the  rabbis  gather  tribute  of 
our  fields,  and  the  heathens  are  slaves  to  their  priests  and 
kings,  and  w  e  partly  participate  with  them  in  their  woes, 
because,  we  are  one  another's  slaves  and  our  Lords 
require  of  a  part  of  every  day  to  make  them  rich,  and 
gather  treasure  for  themselves.  Isaac  has  not  his  place, 
he  is  under  chastisement  and  his  heart  is  not  enlarged 
in  his  bonds,  he  hath  not  room  for  tlie  nations,  his  mind 
is    filled   as    a  store-house,    with   reproaches  from  tlie 


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christian    names:  those  are    his  chastlscniGnfs   ntid    his 
heart    is    troubled,    and  such    a  liiviiied    tribute  as   the 


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cnri3t,ian  church  cannot  nave  peace  in  it :  imu  ny  these 
reproachv-is  and  the  chastisements  of  Isaac's  soul,  the 
christians  are  hiying  the  pillars  ot"  their  own  rest — tliey 
are  laying  a  stumbling  stone  in  their  own  way,  and 
establishing  a  rock  of  otiences  ;  for  while  they  think  they 
are  wise  and  strong,  and  in  favour  with  God,  they  are 
walking  after  Israel.  Hath  the  Lord  sworn  that  tho 
christian  church  shall  not  be  confounded  in  their  nume- 
I'ous  faiths  ?  Or  hath  he  said  the  exalted  shall  come  to 
ti»e  ground  ?  Scarce  is  there  a  Prince  who  roigneth  in 
peace.  Is  there  a  prophet  in  our  present  christian  Israel  ? 
There  is  not  a  high  Priest  that  can  feed  the  flook,  with 
those  thiii<Ts  that  Israel  hath  received.  There  is  neither  a 
victorious  Moses  in  wisdom,  or  an  Aaron  with  them.  All 
are  up  for  law  making,  and  every  man  has  become  his 
own  priest;  for  the  shepherds  are  unworthy  of  the  love 
of  the  flocks,  and  the  fleece  goeth  grudgingly  from  their 
siiearers  hands.  All  those  things  are  making  away  for  the 
Israel  of  Judah  to  arise,  and  Benjamin  to  write  his  name 
with  the  children  of  men.  Israel  of  old  will  iSiion  be  had 
in  remembrance,  and  the  name  ofAbrani  come  to  light, 
and  David  be  seen  in  Israel,  Jacob's  sure  defence.  There- 
fore  as  David  could  not  be  overcome,  his  sword  shall 
never  depart  from  the  house  of  the  Lord.  It  is  iii 
vain  to  despise  Jacob's  name,  or  endeavour  to  subdue 
the  rights  of  Abram  in  the  earth ;  his  name  is  a  fixed 
pillar  that  lione  can  remove — the  wisdom  of  the  Jews, 
none  can  excel  ;  they  are  appointed  to  be  our  salvation, 
and  thus  I  have  talked  with  them  this  morning  alone, 
revealing  unto  them  these  things  which  will  como  t» 
pass. 

Deep  as  the  river  eide  can  bo, 

Wiiero  Israel  stepped  in  ; 
So  is  tiieir  wisdom  Lord  in  thee, 

Whoa  Jucub  ceas'd  to   sin. 

*     »    ,  Wo  know  there  is  passage  through, 

We  see  from  shore  to  shore; 
Thou'st  mado  my  covenants  with  th«  J»ir,    .  .  : ; 
To  stand  for  evermore. 


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Thy  life  hath  made  their  pathway  cjcar, 

And  blensing  in  thoir  fold, 
<0n  their  right  hand  wilt  thou  appear, 

As  thou  hast  done  of  old. 

For  Isaac's  heart  t!iy  name  prepares, 

All  has  a  promise  there  ; 
And  tho'  the  burden  Israel  bears, 

All  bloods  shall  join  his  prayer. 

All  nations  for  a  Saviour  weep, 

Oh  my  Rcdenmer  come, 
And  let  our  flock  be  Abram's  a 

And  all  our  folds  be  one. 


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LETTER  4til 


July  2nd,  1835. 

JuDAif,  let  the  promise  of  the  Lord  be  thy  confidence^ 

The  promise  of  the  Lord  is  thy  blessing ;  and  unto 
none  other  hath  he  given  his  word,  as  unto  thy  father 
Abram.  He  hath  said,  for  the  service  he  performed,  and 
the  sacrifice  he  made,  he  would  make  him  a  great  people — 
bless  him,  and  he  should  be  a  blessing ;  and  he  would 
bless  all  that  blessed  him — but  his  wrath  should  be  upon 
})im  that  cursed  Abram  ;  but  in  him  should  all  the  families 
of  the  earth  be  blessed. 

The  earth  is  unstable  as  water ;  and  until  all  bless  Abram, 
Issac,  and  Israel,  the  earth  will  not  be  blessed  with  that 
blessing  Moses  saw  in  it.  The  inconsistency  and  absur. 
dity  of  treating  the  Hebrew  family  with  contempt,  is 
meritorious  of  a  curse  from  heaven.  The  Lord  hath  said, 
whose  word  is  an  oath,  that  he  would  make  Abram  a  great 


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poople,  he  liath  perfonned  tiiis.  Will  ho  not  also  curso 
them  tliat  curse  niai,  as  he  h:itlj  swora  unto  all  that 
lift  up  the  ha;id  a'jjainst  his  chosen  pfiople? 

Woo  huth  cursed  the  Lord's  servant,  and  received  a 
blessing ;  Israel  h  itii  many  ioes  ;  but  no  nation  hath 
arose  to  the  honour  of  liis  name,  nor  received  that 
blessing  to  all  people,  and  in  his  name  the  iiimilies  of 
the  eanh  are  promised  a  blessing,  flow  absurd  it  is  to 
curse  the  vine  that  heareth  the  grape  ;  or  despise  the  root 
from  wiience  proceed  the  brancn  ol'the  tree,  and  nether 
ijume  i:or  nation  hath  exceeded  the  Lord's  peopl«>,  Israel. 
I  will  refrain  to  curse  tiiee  of  Abram.  1  speak  for  my 
Christian  kt  dred  :  1  never  have  cursed  thee  from  my 
youth  ;  but  si.ce  1  feared  God,  i  have  esteemed  ihy  name, 
as  the  root  of  many  branches — as  the  vine  that  beareth 
the  grape  to  the  world.  Thou  art  the  light  of  nations^ 
because  thou  served  tlie  Lord  by  faith  and  walked  alone 
iVom  thv  father's  house  :  thine  own  blood  hath  delivered 
thee  from  Egyptian  bor.ds,  and  another  of  thy  kindred  is 
promised  unto  thee,  like  unto  Moses,  to  be  thy  deliverer. 

Judah,  thou  art  the  star  of  the  morning,  and  the  pillar 
of  David's  throne.  In  thee  shall  Isaac  arise,  and  Abrani 
thy  father  be  tbrever.  The  Lord  hath  provided  a  plac« 
for  Abram,  and  he  will  bring  him  to  his  house,  and  his 
fisonl  shall  see  the  fulness  of  hi;]  desires. 

Unto  Israel  is  promised  the  Saviour  of  the  world.  The 
Christians  have  exalted  themselves  above  thy  name,  oh 
.ludah  !  this  is  like  the  son  exalting  iiimseif  above  th« 
father,  because  these  have  believed  in  Christ  the  prophet 
slain  at  Jerusalem,  the  same  hath  said,  that  "  the  father 
doeth  all  things,  arid  is  greater  than  I  am."  The  first 
will  be  last,  the  beginning  will  be  the  end.  From  thence 
cometh  the  confidence  in  an  everlasting  blessing,  on  these 
that  treat  the  hlood  of  Abram  with  a  contemptible  curse? 
It  is  the  proceeds  of  exaltation,  and  the  man  Clirist  Jesus 
hath  promised  a  fall  unto  them  who  exalt  themselves  above 
Abram,  or  any  other  people  ;  for  the  God  of  the  Hebrews 
is  the  God  of  the  whole  earth.  It  is  better  for  me  to  bless 
than  to  curse  ;  for  if  we  blesv'?,  the  Lord  hath  promised 
unto  us  a  blessing.  He  was  perfect  in  the  days  of  Abram  ; 

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and  there  is  no  change  or  improvement  in  our  God.  If 
\vc  biess,  we  are  heirs  of  the  promise  wiih  Abram,  for, 
it  is  by  blessing  (and  not  cursing)  that  we  become  brethren. 
Therefore  the  man  is  blessed,  or  an  heir  of  the  promise, 
for  blessing  Abram.  The  world  is  unstable  as  water  ; 
but  Israel  is  an  immovable  pillar  in  it  ;  the  holy  prophets, 
nor  the  sun  of  God,  hath  not  converted  his  ways,  nor  all 
the  proceeds  of  the  christian  church — nor  heathen 
mythology — he  is  reserved  for  the  honour  of  him  that  first 
called  him,  after  whom  he  walked  by  faith  alone.  If  the 
«ou  was  appointed  to  take  honour  from  the  father,  the 
God  of  the  Hebrews  would  be  uncrowned,  or  loose  honour 
and  reputation  by  the  coming  of  the  man  Jesus.  But 
.there  is  a  second  coming  promised  us  by  the  prophets ; 
we  cannot  he  doubtful,  but  that  it  is  the  appearance  of 
the  same  God  to  man,  that  called  Abram,  the  saviour  of 
of  the  Jews.  He  will  have  the  honour  of  all  things  as 
Moses  has  given  unto  him  (the  blood  of  Abram).  And  as 
John,  the  writer  of  the  Revelations,  hath  said,  he  will 
make  all  things  anew.  This  is  no  other  God  than  the 
Creator ;  at  whose  presence  the  hills  tremble,  and  the 
islands  pass  away.  That  which  man  hath  established, 
shall  remove  at  the  coming  of  the  Lord  from  heaven : 
And  the  hills  and  mountains  shall  tremble  as  Sinai  before 
him,  when  he  gave  laws  to  the  earth.  Judah  is  in 
captivity  for  the  name's  sake  of  the  Most  High  God  : 
and  him  that  hath  borne  his  chastisements,  confessing 
his  sins,  is  a  right  and  true  judge,  and  the  hand  of  the 
oppressor  for  sin,  will  make  his  burden  light,  in  the  day 
of  his  repentance,  when  he  changeth  from  that  long 
tradition  of  despising  the  servants  of  the  Lord,  for  which 
Judah  and  Benjamin  is  now  within  the  prison  gate.  It  is 
as  needful  for  the  salvation  of  Judah  and  Jerusulem, 
to  bless  the  servants  of  the  Lord,  as  it  is  for  all  the  earth 
to  bless  Abram,  before  they  shall  receive  a  blessing.  And 
hira  that  curseth  the  servants  of  the  Most  High  God,  is 
heir  of  the  curse  promised  unto  those  that  curseth  Abram. 
The  earth  is  unstable  as  water — the  islands  pass  away 
by  the  breath  of  the  Almighty,  and  the  hills  fear  and 
tremble  at  his  word,  i,  e,  what  man  have  done,  or  thoso 


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whom  they  have  exalted  of  their  kindred  and  friends,  are 
I'fiUing  to  the  ground,  as  an  island  removed  in  the  sea — 
tliey  are  no  more.  The  exalted  tremble,  to  see  and  hear 
tlie  rise  of  wisdom  in  the  exalted  servants  of  the  Lord, 
whom  he  hath  chosen  in  Abram,  and  wrote  his  name  upon 
them,  to  remain  as  long  as  his  word  shall  govern  the  hills 
and  mountains  that  are  in  the  earth* 

Abram,  I  have  part  with  thee,  it  is  given  of  God,  and 
an  heir  of  thy  blessings  ;   1  am  not  dependant  on  name, 
«r  nation  for  tlie   communications  I  write   unto  thee  in 
these  addresses.     It  is  the  gift  of  God,  and  the  communi- 
cation  of  one  that   was  never   educated  in  thy  school, 
neither    is    there    one   drop    of  thy  blood  in    my  veins. 
Nevertheless,  I  am  a  servant  of  thy  God,  and  he  will  bring 
us    together  by  the  way  of  his  direction — a  path  unseen 
by  kings ,  neither  hath  the  lords  and  councils  of  the  earth 
walked     in    it.     The  line  is  not  drawn  by  the  rabbi's, 
neither  is  the  king's  son  made  the  keeper  of  the  gates  of 
the  city  of  my  God.     I  flatter  not,  neither  do  I  persuade 
to  a  belief,  that  I  am  an  heir  of  thy  great   blessing,  nor 
that  the  Lord  (lod  of  Jacob  hath  taken  it  from  thy  head  ; 
but  him  that  blesseth  thee  with  a  blessing  is  an  heir  with 
thee,  and  this  blessing   cometh  not  from  thee  ;  therefore 
I  flatter  not  flesh   or  blood — it   is  promised  of  God  and 
given  from  heaven.     Who  can  love  him  whom  the  Lord 
hath  forsaken  ?    Love  is  one  of  the  divine  attributes  of 
God,  and  cannot  be  '^o  deceived.     I  have  loved  thee  who 
art   unto    me   a  stftinger.     I   have  not  loved   thee   for 
money   or  price,  nor 'for  the  sake  of  the  honour  which 
thy  great  name  bears  in  the  earth.     For  thou  art  chastised 
with  the   blood  of  the  prophets  and  Christ,    and  thou  art 
lying  in   bonds.     Thou  hast   not   received  any  of  tho 
servants  of  the  Lord  that  hath  "been  sent  unto  thee,  for 
many  hundred  years  with  applause.     The  honour   with 
which  thou  hast  received  christian  addrcsses,is  not  tempt- 
ation to  me  to  write  these  things.     I  draw  these  lines 
in  the  fear  of  the  Almighty,  and  I  am  trusting  in  him  solely 
for  the  want  of  what  I  do.     I  have  been  visited  with   tho 
presence  of  your  God  in  the  wilderness  ;  his  hand  hath 
borne  upon  my  mind,  and  I  write  from  the  engravings  of 


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wy  «oul— I  am  taught  to.bellevc  thy  redemption  drawrth 
iiigh.  Thy  time  is  unmeasured  by  the  book  of  prophe- 
aies,  and  there  are  no  figures  on  record  that  can  teach 
me  these  things.  But  fovv  hiive  beea  sent  unto  you  with 
feiticcess,  since  the  days  of  tho  proj)Iiets  whom  your  futhcra 
rejected  and  committed  too  ma  ly  totho  tomb,  llini  that 
.rcceiveth  not  small  things,  is  not  made  the  heirs  of 
increasing  favours;  from  the  days  ye  despised  the 
prophets,  ye  have  not  been  an  increasing  people  in  under- 
standing. These  were  eyes  to  the  heads  tiiat  were  with 
you  ;  b'lt  exaltation  despised  them ;  and  at  their  death, 
your  light  seemingly  v»^e,it  out.  Christ  was  the  last  of 
this  race  of  people,  but  was  not  accepted  of  the  rulers  in 
Israel — he  followed  his  brethern  to  the  grave.  He  said 
lie  would  not  be  seen  any  more,  till  ye  receive  a  change 
of  heart,  that  is  to  bless  and  not  curse  them  that  are  seat 
unto  you  :  for  all  the  Lord's  servants  are  dear  unto  him, 
as  the  blood  of  Abram  whom  he  hath  chosen.  He  is  one 
true  God ;  he  hath  cursed  you  for  cursicg  ;  and  he  will 
bless  you  for  blessing,  as  he  hath  swora  unto  Abram. 
The  servants  of  one  God  loveth  o;ie  another,  and  hateth 
not:  him  who  curseth  the  servant,  curseth  the  master; 
and  him  that  despiseth  the  son,  loveth  not  the  father,  of 
the  living  God.  We  cannot  clioso,  Gods  unto  ourselves. 
Oh  Israel  and  Judah  !  the  Lord  is  oiie  God,  u  (changeable 
in  his  decrees.  The  heathens  ca:)  mako  their  own  gods, 
but  ye  shall  have  Gods  but  one,  and  none  other  before 
him.  There  has  been  but  one,  sincie  the  pillars  of  the 
earth  were  laid.  Him  that  called  you  in  Abram,  and  hath 
chosen  you  in  Isaac,  is  your  Redeempr  and  the  Saviour  of 
the  whole  earth.  He  reveuleth  himself  by  plagues  on 
Ihe  people,  as  in  the  day  of  Pharaoh,  and  all  flesh  shall 
.know  his  name  by  the  chastisement  of  his  hand  ;  and  he 
hath  set  you  apart  for  the  rod,  and  made  bare  the  back, 
and  made  a  scourge  of  all  nations  to  lay  on  the  stripes — 
ye  are  rejected  in  church  and  state,  as  being  unworthy 
members  in  a  christian  world.  Ye  have  not  wherewith 
to  bo  called  your  own,  save  you  have  a  title  ^»r  'he 
Holy  Land ;  but  thine  enemy  is  in  possession  of  ir,  and 
thou  art  without  law  to  reject  him  from  thine  own  fields- 


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Be  it  known  to  thee,  Oh  Judah  and  Benjamin,  that  ytt 
shall  cry  bitterly  unto  the  Lord  your  God,  because  of 
sorrow,  and  in  this  way  will  ye  atone  for  your  sins,  and 
repent  of  all  your  fathers  have  done,  and  receive  favours 
from  the  hand  of  God.  Plim  that  hath  once  driven  out, 
can   do  it  again,   or  once  more;  he  is  the  Lord  your 
God.     But   trust   not  in  the  kings  and  princes  of  the 
earth,    for    of  all  they  shall  do    unto   you,  or  for  you, 
they  will  ask  tribute  again  ;  for  the  christian  world  are 
too  fond  of  slavery,  and  their  Rabbi's  love  to  rule  in  it* 
Ilim  whose  heart  is  made  tender,  and  loveth  you  becausit 
of  your  distress — his  soul  that  is  baptized  with  your  tears 
when  you  wept,  will  give  you  gifts  as   Moses  did.     His 
love  shall  set  you  free.     Therefore  pray  to  the  Lord  your 
God,  (when   ye  atone  for  past  sins)  that  all  nations  may 
feel  your  woes,  and  restore  unto  you,  your  land,  for  y« 
will  become  a  curse  unto  them  where  ye  are  in  bonds, 
till  ye   are   delivered  up  to  the   Lord,  and  enjoy  your 
own   land,  as  ye  were  to  Pharoah's  house,  till  they  set 
you  free.    The  Lord  will  do   this,    and  while   ye   aro 
prisoners  in  a  christian  land,  and   all  parts  of  the  earth, 
the  Gods  of  the  Philistines  will  not  stand  in  the  churcli, 
nor  will  the  christians  be  at  peace,  whilst  ye  dwell  in  the 
land — So   ye  shall  find  favor  in  the  sight  of  God  and 
man.     And  the  God  of  Abram  will  set  you  free,  and  you 
will  become  a  blessing  unto  all  people  thai  hath,  or  will 
so  bless  you.    The  earth  is  unstable  as  M'ater,   and   tho 
storm  beateth  on  the  mind  of  the  world,  and  kings,  priest^ 
and  princes  tremble  in  their  fear,  for  the  Lord  is  coming 
to  judge  the  world  for  all  that  is  done  in  it,  and  set  ev^ry 
captive  freCf  and  restore  Israel  to  his  home.     The  billows 
are   driven  with   the  wind  and  rest  not — ^the  mind  of  th« 
nations  is  not  calm,  nor  the  hvers  clear :  the  waters  do 
Dot  satisfy  the   thirst,  neither  are  the  shepherd's  flocks 
at  rest.     These  things  oh  Judah  !  are  for  thy  sake ;  and 
thy  brother   Benjamin  shall  dwell  with  thee.     He  shall 
drink  with  thee,  in  the  cup  of  bitterness,   and  when  thou 
art  delivered,  he  shall  not   be  in  bonds;  the   earth  is 
troubled  for  thy  sake,  for  thee  the  islands  move,   and  the 
hills  tremble :  for  the  Lord  will  put  away  all  tho  captives 


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out  of  the  land,  and  all  the  people  shall  be  free. 

No  liill  shall  be,  no  mountain.s  rise, 

King,  priest,  and  prince,  i:>liull  sacrifico. 

Why  doth  the  tempest  beat,  and  the  waters  roll  ?  Wliy  is 

t l>e  earth  disquieted ?   Why  doth  the  islands  disappear? 

and  why  are  the  mountains  removed  from  their  place  ? 

That  the  earth   may  know   the  name   of  Israel,  that  he 

may  resume  his  name  and  station  in  wisdom,  and  in  him 

the  islands    behold  their  salvation,  and  the  iotlty  hills  see 

the  salvation  of  the  world.     Israel  is   called  for  the  fall 

and  rise  of  many  nations ;  and  the  world  will  not  be  at 

jieace,  till  he  is  restored  to  his  own,  and  the  islands  shall 

))e  troubled  where  his  feet  have  been,  and  the   hills  and 

inouQtains  move  that  hath   ruled  over  him.     'J'he  Lord 

doeth  this  for   Abram's   sake,    and  his    covenants  with 

Israel,  when   Abram  was  called,   and  Israel  chosen  to 

be   a  people.     When  all  bless  Abram,  Abram   shall    bo 

])lessed    with    the  promises   of  the  Lord,    for  he    liatii 

])romised   to  Iiis  seed  an  everlasting  blessing,  and  that 

iie  will  make  a  new  covenant  with  his  people. 

He  will  put  his  law  in  their  hearts,  and  write    them 
there  ;  where  '  they   shall   never  be    forgotten  :    and  the 
need  of  Abram  shall  be  his  chosen  people  for  ever,     And 
lie    will    bless    all   nations    that    blesseth    Abram,  and 
comforteth  him  in  his  distress.     The  islands  shall  mourn 
with  him  many  days,  and  the  mountains  bow  down  to  hear, 
and  kings  and  priests  shall  hasten  Israel  from  their  land, 
to   a  garden  of  their  own  :   and  all   the  earth  shall  be 
blessed  for  blessing  Israel  :  and  this  is  the  peace  of  the 
\vhole  earth  ;    and    Israel    hath    gone  abroad    through 
tribulation,  to  bring    a  blessing  on  all  the  kindred   and 
tongues  of  the  world.     The  Lord  hath  sent  them  to  all 
nations,  to  teach  them   how  to  mourn  for  their  sins,  and 
be  dumb  before  the  Lord,  and  not  be  able  to  reason  for 
themselves,  and  as  the  sheep  in  the  shearers  hands,  or  the 
lamb  going  to  the  slaughter ;    they  shall  not  be  able  to 
make  a  plea  for  their  former  sins,  but  stand  dum  before 
the  Lord  until  he  shall  open  their  mouth.     .,.      .^i, . 
So  shall  my  soul  a  captive  be,  " 

., ,:     .  As  Israel  bore  the  load  forme:  ' 

He'll  share  his  burden  with  the  king, . 
And  teach  the  mourner  how  to  sing.  ' 


81 


I  ?  Why  is 
disappear  T 
eir  place  ? 
d,  that  lie 
lud  in  him 
y  hills  see 
for  the  fall 

not  be  at 
ands  shall 

hills   and 

'J'he  Lord 

tinnts  with 

chosen  to 

shall  1)0 
r  he    hath 

and  that 


Boliold  !  in  iHracl  now  wo  foo 
Tho  thingH  that  sliall  lioreaftcr  bo  : 
The  Btorins  doth  boat,  tho  billows  roll, 
And  troubloH  move  tho  ChriBtian's  soul. 

Tho  proat  Messiah's  still  to  come — 
(For  (jrods  or  Lords  thorc  is  but  ono)^ 
And  Him  that  Israel's  sorrows  bore, 
Is  the  one  God  for  evermore ! 

Me  called  Abram  from  his  home, 
And  made  his  name  tho  corner  stone  ; 
On  him  tlio  King  and  Priest  shall  build, 
And  all  the  house  v/ith  joy  bo  fiU'd ! 


f'*' 


rite  Ihem 
:  and  the 
ver,  And 
bram,  and 
bail  mourn 
ivn  to  hear, 
heir  land, 
h  shall  be 
aco  of  the 
i  throufrh 
idred  and 
hem  to  all 
r  sins,  and 
reason  for 
nds,  or  the 
be  able  to 
urn  before 


■>^- 


*.  1. 


LETTER  .0th. 


July  3kd,  1835. 


Jacob!  thy  sons  are  scattered  [abroad — they  have  no 
shepherd — there  is  none  to  gather  them  !  The  Holy  City 
moiirns  for  their  feet :  Zion  is  desolate,  and  Sinai  naked  ! 
Th  -  land  mourneth  for  a  King  and  a  Shepherd  in  Israel. 
Jacob,  thy  name  is  many,  but  thy  rest  is  not  known  :  thy 
daughters  are  widows,  and  the  Church  of  thy  religion 
mourneth  for  the  bridegroom  of  her  soul.  The  lamonta- 
tions  of  Jeremiah  hath  come  upon  thy  house — thy  little 
ones  sit  solitary,  and  the  Lord  requires  of  thee,  and  Ihou 
hast  not  to  give.  Mourn,  Oh  Israel,  for  the  mercies  of  thy 
God  !  weep,  Oh  Jacob,  for  thy  first-born !  his  bones  arc 
scattered  as  sheep  in  the  wilderness,  and  there  is  nono 
to  gather  them.  His  eyes  are  dim  with  weeping  :  liis  su:i 
has  gone  down,  and  he  is  separated  from  his  tent.  His 
feet  are  in  a  strange  land,  and  he  findeth  no  rest.    His  soul 


n 


ir.; 


fi 


is  in  prayer,  but  the  Lord  delayeth  his  coming.  Wucp  for 
Juduh:  let  thy  tears  run  to  the  ground  for  liim,  ib*  ho 
fainteth  in  a  strange  land  :  his  feet  aru  weary  in  the  ruce ; 
he  hath  none  before  hinn  to  touch  him  his  way,  and  the  God 
of  his  salvation  hath  forsaken  his  soul.  His  sisters  sit  so- 
litary by  the  water-coursc :  they  hide  themselves  in  tho 
willows  of  the  stream  :  they  have  no  lover  from  the  Lord, 
Weep  aloud  all  ye  daughters  of  the  land  for  Israel.  He 
is  as  the  ship  on  the  sea  and  the  compass  ceased  to  hear 
his  call :  ho  is  as  the  Iamb  in  the  wilderness  :  he  is  for. 
aaken  of  the  love  of  the  Almighty,  and  thorns  and  thistles 
are  in  his  path.  He  cryeth  all  tho  day — his  eyes  are  dim 
with  weeping  by  the  setting  sun.  Those  that  hear  mock 
his  supplication  :  he  mourtieih  through  the  night,  and  there 
is  no  reply.  Jacob  hath  no  city  :  there  arc  no  vineyardt 
for  his  sons — the  dresser  of  the  vine  is  fled  from  thetonta 
of  Jacob,  and  the  wages  of  ^in  s'tteth  on  his  soul.  He  hatf 
no  fields  ;  the  blessing  of  tho  Lord  is  gone  from  his  har. 
vest,  and  all  his  reapers  labour  in  vain.  His  little  oneA 
arc  captives,  and  they  are  driven  to  and  fro  in  the  land. 
They  are  as  messengers  that  go  and  come  for  a  reward,  a» 
the  hired  servants  of  man  go  and  come,  buy  and  sell,  for 
their  bread:  the  mourning  of  Jeremiah  is  at  their  gates, — 
their  cup  is  full  of  sorrow — they  have  and  to  sj>nre,andthe 
daughters  of  all  nations  will  drink  with  them  :  the  churches 
shall  mourn  with  Israel — the  flocks  shall  go  astray — and 
the  shepherd  shall  not  find  his  own,  and  his  sheep  shall  be 
lost  with  the  nations  of  the  earth.  His  mark  shall  not  be 
seen  upon  them,  and  he  shall  know  his  own  no  more  :  the 
walls  of  his  temple  shall  mourn  with  a  doleful  sound — the 
windows  of  his  house  shall  be  broken,  and  the  fowls  of  the 
nir  shall  rest  in  it :  the  shepherd  shall  walk  in  the  desolate 
corners  of  the  earth.  He  shall  cry  and  none  shall  hear: 
ho  will  enquire,  but  none  shall  direct  his  way,  or  give  him 
tidings  of  his  own.  The  hireling  is  lost,  and  none  shall 
gather  him  forever.  Mourn,  Oh  Israel!  the  sins  of  the 
whole  earth  hath  come  upon  thee  :  thou  was  the  star  of  the 
morning  ;  and  because  of  thee,  the  whole  earth  is  without 
a  shepherd  :  thy  prophets  are  slain — they  were  the  eyeu 
of  this  world  and  the  stars  of  thy  glory.    Israel  has  fallen, 


nt 


and  all  the  cnrlli  shnll  niotirn  with  liim  ; — his  sun  has  gonr 
flown,  ui'.d  .1  cloud  obdcurcs  the  cvcriin;^  of  hia  day.  Tb« 
iiord  rofjuirelh  all  ihat  is  past  of  Israel,  llo  liath  called 
on  Jacob  to  ntono  for  the  sins  of  the  whole  world  :  tlift 
nations  wuitcth  for  llico,  Israel  m\  eon,  paith  tho  Lord, 
'Jlic  rise  of  thy  cihj  is  culled  for  hy  thy  Redeemer,  A  kinp^ 
shall  arir,''.  in  thee,  tof^nvvrn  the  tmrld  with  wisdom,  andjirinf 
laiDStoihc  earth.  Tho  song  of  Jt^s.'ie  has  departed  out  of 
ItsfQcl :  ho  is  not  found  in  the  desert  nor  the  isles  of  the 
Fca  :  tlie  Lord  hath  hid  him  in  his  pavilion,  and  none  can 
iind  :  the  vine  bearuth  not  in  Israel  :  the  tree  is  no  mor« 
^recn,  sjnd  the  olive  is  not  known  in  t\\Q  land  :  the  feet  of 
the  Prophets  are  lost  in  the  sands  of  the  seu  ;-^thcre  is 
Done  to  Hi  id  them  out :  their  ways  a'  c  mysteries,  and  thers 
is  no  scribe  or  interpreter  to  read  them  to  Israel.  Israel 
has  hoped  in  vain  :  he  cometh  to  the  tree,  and  there  is  no 
fruit :  he  goeth  to  tho  well  of  Jacob,  and  findeth  not  th« 
servants  of  the  Lord.  Oh,  my  soul,  that  ever  thou  knew 
these  things!  for  ihy  days  are  sorrow,  and  thy  nights  are 
full  of  bitter  weeping  for  the  lost.  Thou  shall  see,  and 
not  behold  ;  hear,  and  not  understand  ; — thy  light  shall  be 
taken  from  thee,  and  thy  mind  shall  be  as  in  the  depths  of 
the  sea:  thy  spirit  shall  cease;  and  as  the  limbs  of  the 
prophets  thoushalt  be  still:  thou  shalt  cry  for  many  days, 
i)ut  none  shalt  hear  :  thou  shalt  weep,  as  rivers  of  water 
(lowing  to  the  fountain  of  tears  ;  but  none  shall  number 
thy  groans,  nor  hear  thy  cries :  the  earth  shall  mock  at 
thy  tears,  and  pass  thee  by  as  one  despised  of  the  Lord. 
Lord,  keep  mc  in  remembrance  for  thy  name's  sake  !  Ga- 
ther Israel  thy  son,  and  let  me  live  with  him,  when  thy 
hand  hath  fullv  chastised  him  for  his  sins :  the  blood  of 
the  prophets  is  at  the  gates  of  Israel.  Israel  shall  buy  a 
home  wiih  tears,  and  make  payments  in  blood  for  the  city 
that  is  lost ;  and  from  the  mourning  of  Israel  a  prophet 
shall  arise  and  a  shepherd  to  the  folds  of  the  earth  :  th« 
garments  of  an  hireling  shall  be  consumed  with  fire.  No. 
hand  shall  quench  the  flame  and  no  eye  shall  pity  him 
that  strayeth  from  the  fold.  He  is  lost,  he  is  lost :  there 
is  nouc  to  direct  his  Wfiy — no  soul  desireth  him :  he  i« 
cut  off  from  his  people  to  perish  in  the  earth.    All  things 


i    \ 

i 


1^ 

I        -_ 
I;     ! 


34 


I  ii 


I! ' 


V 

il; 


I 


are  required  of  tliee,  O  Jacob!  iliat  hathcomo  to  puss,  and 
the  sorrows  of  tho  liiiid  arc  visited  upon  ihoo  :  thou  lost 
the  Holy  City;  it  is  cursed  for  tliy  sako,  and  the  holy  place 
is  trodden  down  by  the  feet   of  st rangers  :  tlio   price   of 
blood  is  bought  and  sold  by  tho  wicked,  tho  heathen  that 
knoweth  not  the  (iod  of  Israel  :  tho  imtiie  of  the  highest 
is  brought  into  contempt   by  thee.      Oh,  Jacob  !  number 
tho  sins  of  thv  children,  for  thov  are  many,  and  their  sor- 
rows  deeper  than  the  sea.     All  flesh  shall  inourn  lor  Israel, 
because  he  is  not  in  ihc  tulness  of  his  appointment.    Jacob 
hath  no  tent  for  tho  Lord,  nor  his  little  ones  hath  no  abiding; 
f  ily ; — there  are  no  tents   in  Jacob  nor   tabernacles  iu 
Israel.     Jacob  has  become  the  soles  of  the  feet  of  princes, 
and  kings  and  crowns  set  their  feet  upon  his  name  ; — the 
liireling  mocketh  his  little  ones  and  filleth  their  souls  with 
the  gall  of  bitterness.    In  the  son  of  David,  Israel  was  rich 
in  tribute,  but  now  his  feet  are  in  bonds  ;  he  is  in  subject- 
ion to  the  princes — he  has  gone  out  of  tho  way,  and  his 
lot  has  fallen  in  a  strange  land,  and  with  these  that  knew 
not  Israel's  God.     He  is  behind  the  dwelling  of  the  wise  iu 
this  world — his   name  is  not  recorded  in  the   fold  with 
princes  —  his   soul   is   despised   in  the  churches — he  is 
counted  as  an  Infidel — as  a  spitting  pan  for  great  men ; — 
the  blood  of  Israel  will  come  upon   the  whole  earth,  and 
the  princes  will  be  cast  down  as  to  the  depths  of  the  sea. 
Israel  hath  lost  her  dwelling,  but  none  findeth  it — he  had 
a  house,  but  none  dwelleth  therein  ;  his  city  is   desolato 
from  the  truth,  and  his  walls  are  broken  down.     Tho  hand 
of  the  Lord  hath  taken  away  his  hedge,  and  tho  wild  beasts 
came  in  and  spoiled  his  soul.     The  evening  waitelh  for 
Jacob,  and  the  earth  for  the  going  down  of  the  sun.  When 
the  lamp  of  Jacob  is  lighted  as  in  the  beginning  of  his 
days.     The  princes  will  fall,  and  the  candlestick  of  the 
hireling  be  removed  from  its  place :  their   flocks  will   be 
scattered,  and  their  little  ones  will  be  found  in  the  tents  of 
Jacob,  and  those  that  mourn  in  the  flocks  of  Israel. 

I  mourn  with  thee,  oh  Jacob !  for  the  lost — because  of 
thee,  I  have  had  no  shepherd  for  my  soul  :  thy  hands  put 
out'the  light  of  this  world,  and  separated  the  prophets 
from  the  earth,  and  their  blood  has  cume  upon  thee,  and 


his 


€5 


thou  miiRt  atnno  for  till  nosh  for  thy  guilt,  and  mako  an 
atonomciit  to  (lod  by  u  confession  of  tliy  wins  ;  thoy  iiro 
ns  the  sands  of  tliu  sc:),  wi  h  inan  they  cannot  l)o  nnmborod, 
but  for  the  least,  thou  shalt  coinu  to  judgment — the  Lord 
will  wash  thou  in  a  river  of  tears — ho  will  baptize  in  tho 
pools  of  ancient  blood,  and  thou  slmltknow  bis  chastising 
liand  upon  thee.  Tliy  sorrows  aro  not  yet  at  an  end, 
neither  are  all  thy  dobtspaid;  tho  Lord  roquireth  of  thee, 
that  which  thou  li.ist  not  to  give — thou  sbalt  pray  for 
an  offering — receive  through  tears,  and  give  it  unto 
him  again — thou  uhalt  mourn  for  a  shepherd  and  a  king, 
for  a  way  for  tiiy  feet.  Tho  Lord  standeth  in  thy  way, 
and  thou  cannot  remove  his  feet  ;  His  words  arc  as 
Zion,  and  bis  frowns  as  Sinai  in  the  earth :  they  cannot 
bo  removed.  Thou  sbalt  offer  unto  the  Lord,  all  tho 
servants  he  shall  give  unto  thee  ;  thou  shalt  not  lay  hands 
upon  them,  nor  touch  the  hem  of  the  garments  of  tiia 
Lord's  anointed  ;  because  thou  hast  removed  the  prophets 
from  the  earth,  and  laid  thy  hands  on  priests  and  kings, 
tho  Lord  hath  made  you  captives  in  life,  and  placed  your 
feet  within  the  prison  door.  The  pro|i]iet8  shall  rule 
over  thy  house,  oh  Jacob  !  in  the  resurrection,  when  all 
that  is  past  shall  return  unto  you.  The  Lord  hath  shut 
thee  out  from  thine  own  fields,  and  obscured  tho  way  to 
thine  own  city,  till  thy  soul  shall  atone  for  all  these 
things,  and  go  down  to  tho  pools  of  the  prophets  blood, 
that  thy  garments  may  be  sprinkled  with  their  remem- 
brance, and  bo  worn  upon  you  for  evermore.  The  Lord 
is  near  thee  in  mercy,  but  far  off  in  covenants,  till  ye 
shall  atone  for  these  things  that  are  past,  and  it  shall  bo 
engraven  on  thy  remembrance  all  the  sins  of  Israel — 
they  are  written  in  the  book  of  God's  remembrance,  and 
all  his  mercies  are  recorded  there,  that  ho  hath  given  to 
thy  fathers  from  tho  beginning  of  time.  He  hath  given 
his  own  name  in  charge  with  thee,  and  thou  hast  lost 
his  glory  at  Jerusulera.  He  gave  unto  thee  knowledge 
of  the  works  of  his  own  hands,  and  his  blessings  on 
Canaan ;  but  all  did  not  suffice  to  establish  thy  feet  in  the 
living  God.  Thy  sins  are  as  scarlet,  and  are  of  the 
deepest  die  j  thou  must  set  thy-  feet  in  Jordaa  the  second 


» >■ 


If  i  •  \ 


l: 


ij-M' 


l  1  ! 

ii 


I    • 


li^ 


<S! 


'^i 


f'^T   'li 


if    ' 


\ 


time,  and  believe  in  the  11  via;:;  Goi]  tliat  hatii  s!iewn  t.hn^ 
all  these  thiiip;!:* — keep  thy  luith  and  Uvc  for  ovur,  'Vho 
stars  of  heaven  arc  liullini;  ioiMhy  t-uko,  the  liyiii  of  this 
world  is  going  out,  ai:d  liic  lij;I>t  of  the  christian  church 
is  going  diAViu  as  tlie  setting  sum,  and  the  inljabitanta 
ileeuig  lo  llie  wiiderneSwS  hecan-^e  of  tliee,  for  thy  handt* 
have  sepiiiaied  former  lights  from  the  vsorld — your  breath 
hath  put  out  the  light  of  the  geiiiiles,  and  your  unbuUei* 
hath  been  an  erring  way  for  tiieir  feet,  and  all  the  earth 
huih  walked  in  it.  Jsrael  arise  early  to  weep — Judah, 
beiiold  a  tost  world  because  of  thy  fathers,  the  iniquity 
of  till  ir  hands,  is  visited  upoa  thee,  and  the  propliets 
blood  IS  required  at  tliy  gates  ;  thou  mast  mourn  for  all 
that  are  past — thou  are  debtor  to  God  and  man,  and  aa 
atoheme.t  tor  all  sin  is  required  at  thy  hands — Hear  a 
slrd'  ger  weep,  (hat  bath  k:.own  the  loss  of  a  prophet — " 
a  soa  tliat  had  no  fatiior — a  soul  without  a  kin*'.  1  was 
niof.e  in  the  desert,  none  heard  my  cry ;  1  was  an 
hungred,  and  none  came  uito  me — I  was  thirsty  and  the 
well  of  Jacob  could  not  bo  found — {  came  to  the  door  of 
the  tent,  a-id  none  received  me.  I  wandered  to  the  fold 
with  tears,  but  tls.e  keeper  would  not  take  me  in — ho 
refused  me  a  covert,  iieidier  would  he  number  me  with 
his  li'jcks,  I  retreated  weeping — my  tears  flowed  as  rivers 
through  the  night,  mine  eyes  became  as  springs  of  living 
waters,  and  my  checks  the  pathway  of  terrors  :  I  watered 
the  earth  hut  she  refused  a  blessing — my  tears  fell  aa 
rain  t^)  the  ground,  my  sighs  was  as  dew  from  heaven, 
wpon  the  tender  grass  by  the  morning  light;  but  the 
harvest  would  not  bear  to  my  soul.  I  was  without 
crumbs  in  the  day  of  feasting — the  princes  mocked  my 
supplication,  and  the  iiireling  passed  me  with  ceutempt — - 
children  smiled  upon  my  infirmities,  and  the  daugiiters 
of  the  land  saw  my  nakedness,  and  spread  a  mantle  over 
their  face — so  hath  the  churchea  been  to  me  and  more. 
I  have  seen  all  flesh  in  their  oridoi^ — 1  h'lve  been  cloathed 
with  contemptable  rags  from  the  priests  hand,  and  the 
king  knew  not  that  I  was  hi  the  land — I  souglit  the  shade 
of  the  tree  for  my  cover,  and  as  the  beast  of  the  field, 
J.  laid  me  dowij  under  the  boughs  of  it.     1'he  wild  beast* 


vn  fho«5 
',  'I'ho 
of  this 
cliurcti 
abitantfi 
'  handii 
'  bresxth 
iiiibt'liet' 
le  earth 
-Judali, 
iniquity 
ro[)t]icts 
for  all 
and  a  a 
•Hoar  a 
ophct-— 

I  was 
,vas  ail 
and  the 
door  of 
tlie  fold 
in — ho 
ne  with 
s  rivers 
)f  living 
kV  ate  red 
foil  as 
heaven, 
)ut  the 
without 
kcd  mv 
empt— ' 
ijnjhters 
lie  over 

more, 
loatiied 
and  «he 
!  shade 
e  field, 
1  beast« 


37 

awakened  me  with  fear,,  and  I  arose — I  heard  the  sound 
of  the  prison  doors,  and  the  trumpet  was  in  the  hand 
of  the  oppressor — I  fled  to  the  desert,  and  mourned  to  the 
trees  of  the  desert,  and  called  to  the  rocks  and  hills  to 
fall  on  me,  and  hide  my  soul  from  woes  to  come ;  for  u 
cloud  reached  over  the  earth,  and  there  was  no  way  for 
my  feet  in  it.  Israel,  thou  put  out  my  light,  when  the 
prophets  were  slain — spoiled  my  worship  pl|ice  at  the 
fall  of  the  temple,  and  hath  taken  away  my  rest  at  the 
loss  of  Jerusalem.  Now  I  mournfully  call  on  thee  for  a 
restitution  of  all  these  things  that  are  lost;  priest,  king, 
and  government  for  my  soul,  for  I  am  with  the  lost  Thou 
hast  no  land  to  set  thy  feet  upon— thou  hast  no  book  to 
record  the  mercies  of  thy  God,  and  thy  sorrows,  in  the 
Scriptures  are  not  fully  revealed.  The  Lord  requires  of 
thee  all  that  are  past,  and  a  light  to  the  world*  Through 
thee  the  shepherd  is  divided  from  the  flock,  and  the  sub- 
jects rebel  against  their  king.  Through  thee  the  princen 
of  Israel  are  cut  ofl*  from  the  nations  of  the  world,  and 
through  thy  unbelief  (he  lamp  of  this  world  is  put  out*; 
where  is  thy  oil,  oh  Israel?  Thou  must  light  again,  thy 
sun  must  rise ;  and  how  thou  wilt  be  straitened,  till  aH 
these  things  are  fulflUed,  that  the  Lord  required  ^ofthee 
in  the  beginning  of  thy  time.  Thy  pillar  shall  be  removed, 
thy  faith  in  past  things  shall  fail  thee,  it  shall  be  worn 
out,  as  a  garment,  and  fall  to  the  ground.  Through 
mourning  shall  Jacob  ariso  through  sorrow  he  shall 
seek  his  own,  as  sheep  in  the  wilderness,  that  are  scat- 
tered  abroad  shall  Jacob  flnd»  His  tears  shall  be  as 
fountains  of  living  water,  and  all  flesh  shall  see  the  sal- 
vation of  Israel.  The  Lord  will  come  unto  Jacob  in  a 
needful  time — he  has  filled  his  cup  with  sorrow,  and  lie 
shall  drink  of  it,  till  not  one  drop  remaineth ;  then  tie 
shall  lake  his  son  by  the  hand,  and  point  out  his  way  to 
Israel.  His  name  shall  be  written  in  a  new  book,  an«l 
the  Lord  will  replenish  his  mind — he  will  write  his 
own  name  upon  him,  and  he  shall  be  lost  no  more.  The 
whole  earth  shall  rejoice  in  Jacob,  and  be  glad  in  Israel, 
for  he  sliall  give  a  cup  of  love  to  the  world,  and  all  |iatioD« 
shall  drink  of  it ;  and  the  shepherd  of  Israel  shall  bd  the 
vrisdomjof  the  world,  and  all  the  people  shall  say— ^w««. 

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38 

How  gooil  my  soul  it  is  to  see, 

The  morning  star  arise, 
A  home  and  rest  prepared  fur  theoj 

Altars  aud  sacrifice. 

To  see  the  shepherd  loose  liis  own, 
That's  clothed  with  the  fleece, 

To  see  king  David  on  t«.     '-one, 
And  all  the  world  iij,  •  '   -s 

To  see  the  sun.bearas  spread  abroad, 

To  eee  the  cedars  fall ; 
To  see  an  equalizing   God. 

To  gather  Jews  and  all. 

To  see  the  Gentiles  place  their  feet. 

Never  no  more  to  move  ; 
To  see  the  Jew  and  Gentile  meet, 
'  With  never-ending  love. 

To  see  the  hills  and  fields  abound 
With  fruit,  the  vines  doth  bear. 

To  see  the  God  of  Jacob  tound. 
And  Israel  gathered  there. 

To  see  good  Zion  upright  stand, 

And  yield  a  full  supply ; 
God's  holy  blessings  on  the  land. 

And  Israel  never  die. 


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Judah— Come  near  my  breast  for  a  moment,  let  our 
souid  run  together  as  'water,   and  if  we  agree  not,  «wu 
,ivUl  divide  again. 

There   is  but  one  God,  and  all  that  are  of  his  holy 

,.  spirit,  will    unite  together,   as  limbs  of  one    body^  as 

.  members  of  one  fold,  as    the  flock    of  one  shepherd. 

There  is  an  impossibility  of  writing  with  the  chrifltiau 

Morid :  they  are  clothed  with  many  blessings ;  hat  dis- 

.quieted  with  an  afflicting  curuo  that  was  placed  on  Adam ; 


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,  let  our 
not,  V  We 

tiis  holy 
iody>  as 
lephcrd. 
:hriatiaii 
biit  Jis- 
I  Adam ; 


Ihe  world  is  unhappy,  for  Hie  sake  of  those  that  are  in  it 
The  divisions  that  are  in  the  christian  name— >the  repeated 
changes,  and  multiplicity  of  creeds,  is  a  curse  on  the 
christian  church :  from  whence  they  arose,  is  unaccounted 
for  But  I  will  relate  unto  Israel,  these  things  that  are 
in  my  mind.  Oh  f."  >^udah  may  hear  and  understand 
my  spirit,  and  frorli  V*"unce  I  am — An  irreconciliatton 
with  each  other  is  never-ending  misery,  or  as  long  as 
(he  division  continues.  Members  of  one  body,  are  jointly 
connected  ;  they  all  act  from  one  mind,  that  governs  the 
personal,  or  acting  abilities  of  the  man.  The  flock  of 
one  shepherd  will  feed  together,  and  one  water  satisfieth 
their  thirst.  If,  as  christians  argue,  we  all  have  part  in 
God  through  Christ,  our  accepted  Saviour,  then  I  repily, 
was  it  so,  that  God  is  of  one  nature  or  spirit^  in  all  tm 
human  mind — a  God  of  order  and  of  peace?  if  not  so,  the 
world  hath  no  salvation  to  come.  He  orders  his  own  as 
the  shepherd  the  flock — he  bringeth  the  distant  nations 
into  one,  and  bringeth  distant  relation  near  together. 
Reason  and  revelation  are  sisters — twins  of  one  God ; 
they  will  agree — God  is  the  giver  of  these  sisters  to  the 
soul ;  and  the  mind  may  legally  wed  with  these,  and  be  at 
peace.  The  high  places  in  the  earth  have  a  temptation 
ifi  them,  and  many  thousands  bend  the  knee  and  worship 
'  ih.ere.  Tliere  must  be  a  lower  grade  of  people  to  support 
this  elevation :  the  priest  without  a  people  would  be  as 
the  king  without  a  subject — the  throne  would  stand  on 
nothing  but  an  empty  title — the  shepherd  without  a  flock, 
would  be  in  the  same  case — his  name  would  be  in  vain  ; 
and  never  was  a  Pharisee  of  the  Jews  fonder  of  an  oflice, 
than  the  christian  name.  Here  we  see  the  christian  faith 
brought  to  the  test — the  church  is  never  satisfied — the 
dissenters  are  seeking  new  pastures- — another  kind  of 
shepherds-^and  now  and  then  a  new  creed.  How  muth 
more  glorious  is  this,  then  contemptible  Judaism  ?  Many 
flocks  are  on  the  race ;  but  the  heirs  of  the  prize  is 
unknown  to  themselves.  .     ,       . 

I  am  cast  out  from  the  christian  community,  (but  the 
hand'of  God  hath  done  this.)  ns  a  branch  from  the  vine, 
I  am  pruned  from  the  christian  church.     I   mourn  not, 


I 


f: 


40 


neither  do  I  weep  for  all,  or  any  part  of  that  which  they 
enjoy.  I  am  confident,  my  lot  is  appointed  of  God,  and  I 
dare  not  pray  against  his  wilt  or  presence,  to  gratify  my 
unsanctified  desires,  by  any  thing  I  see  or  hear.  I 
mourn  for  nothing,  but  the  salvation  of  the  mind ;  neither 
weep  I  for  any  thing  I  can  see :  I  cry  like  an  infant  for 
God's  direction  ;  for  all  the  ways  (hat  hath  been  practised 
to  me  are  closed  up.  I  mourn  not  for  a  restitution  of 
Ihem  to  the  mind,  for  they  have  made  no  nation  or  tongue 
happy.  The  pillars  of  the  chistian  church  are  not  estab. 
-lished,  or  the  members  would  dissent  no  more.  Strange 
it  is  to  hear :  Christ  received — a  Jew  dispised,  because 
he  received  not  the  Christian's  faitJi — Infidels  cursed 
from  the  lips,  for  not  embracing — and  Deism  is  placed 
on  the  left  hand  side  of  the  question ;  and  the  judges  in 
the  christian  world  have  done  all  this,  but  have  not 
opened  the  gates  of  contentment  to  the  mind.  He  that 
saith,  a  better  day  is  to  come,  is  of  a  kindred  to  the  Jew 
in  his  soul,  but  owneth  it  not  in  his  lips.  I  am  as  one 
lost  In  the  wilderness — Reason  and  revelation  are  my 
sister  twins,  and  I  am  in  favour  with  them  :  they  will 
direct  my  fset  in  the  paths  of  peace — atone  unto  me  for 
all  my  cries — reward  me  for  my  pain,  and  bless  my  spirit 
.with  everlasting  life.  They  are  sent  of  God,  to  reveal 
his  name,  and  unite  reason  and  revelation  into  one,  in  the 
presence  of  the  Lord.  The  christian  church  is  ever 
pregnant  with  revelation.  When  will  she  cease  to  bear? 
She  has  brought  out  her  thousand  or  more — all  lawful 
heiraof  the  revelation  of  God.  But  every  two  or  three 
of  these  little  ones,  must  have  a  fold  of  their  own — their 
revelation  divides  them  apart — they  have  all  one  mother, 
revelation,  fathers,  and  God :  all  claim  a  title  to  Christ, 
their  head — their  father,  prince,  and  God.  Now  quere,  the 
possibility  of  God's  revelation  operating  in  this  way  upon 
the  human  mind,  or  in  the  soul,  the  intellect  of  the  man  ? 
Oh!  my  kindred,  reason  is  wanting;  ye  have  but  one  of 
these  happy  and  blessed  twins,  and  one  cannot  be  fruitful 
alon^.  Him  that  hath  received  reason,  hath  received 
one  of  the  divine  attributes  of  God,  and  that  whichcChrist 
find  the  prophets^hath  merited  in  the  world,  for  ua  ta 


uch  they 

od,  and  I 

ratify  my 

hear.    I 

;  neither 

infant  for 

practised 

tution   of 

or  tongue 

lot  estab. 

Strange 

because 

lis  cursed 

is  placed 

judges  in 

have  not 

He  that 

the  Jew 

m  as  one 

i  are  my 

:  they  will 

ito  me  for 

my  spirit 

to  reveal 

me,  in  the 

h  is  ever 

e  to  bear  ? 

-all  lawful 

>  or  threa 

wn — their 

le  mother,, 

to  Christ, 

quere,  the 

way  upon 

the  man  ? 

3ut  one  of 

be  fruitful 

received 

tclvdhrist 

for  m  tci 


41 


lode  upon.  A  fall  is  fur  the  great;  not  one  whom  th« 
Lord  hath  made  great  in  his  own  eyes>  The  man  wlio 
advances  himself  forward  by  natural  acquired  abilities 
will  step  back  again, ^br  the  anointed  of  the  Lord, 

If  the  great  are  to  fall,  as  Israel  hath  fallen,  I  had 
rather  be  united  to  these  that  receive  reproach  than 
to  those  that  give  it  to  their  fellow-men.  Him 
that  is  down,  is  out  of  clanger  of  the  fall,  and  this  is 
Isr:iol  indeed,  (for  thoy  are  down  in  the  mind  of  allflesby 
gave  their  brethren.)  This  sentiment  ,proceedeth  from 
those  that  are  sitting  on  thrones,  and  rules  above  tho 
Jews,  The  christians  have  every  thing  but  a  quiet  mind, 
and  an  Eslallshed  Church  upon  immovable  pillars  ;  but 
Ihose  they  have  not  obtained  in  a  christian  world. — 
Strange  to  hear !  Christ  received — believed  in,  and  prac< 
tised — ascending  prayers  in  his  name,  and  the  world  is 
not  at  rest !  Where  is  he  "  the  Prince  of  peace  ?"  In  the 
liidden  mind  is  tiie  reply ;  the  world  loudly  express,  that 
if  the  mind  were  at  peace,  the  limbs  would  be  at  rest. 
But  arguments  burst  from  the  mind — as  sparks  from  the 
burning  furnace.  They  take  place  in  the  human  mind- — 
they  inflame  the  heart,  and  in  a  few  years  become  a 
people— ^supporting  one  more  priest,  prince,  and  potentate, 
than  there  was  before.  Oh  self-sanctified  people  !  when 
will  pride  cease  to  reign,  and  reason  take  place  in  t,he 
land?  How  long  will  these  bursts  pervade  the  earth  and 
until  now,  make  no  peace  in  the  world  1  The  christian 
divisions  are  brethera  indeed  ;  for  all  think  themselves 
the  head  of  the  church  ;  and  in  deceived  souls,  false  hope 
flatters  them  to  believe^  that  others  wiU  come  and  serve— 
and  their  church  shall  bear  the  title  of  honour,  and  a 
crown  of  glory  to  the  nations.  A  humble  submission  in 
all  flesh  anointeth  one  prince,  priest,  and  revelation  to 
the  whole  earth :  but  there  must  be  visible  signs  of  this 
princ^,  and  to  make  this  appear,  every  priest  blows  a 
trumpet  in  the  name  of  Emmanuel,  and  uses  all  posseaed 
means  to  prove  his  voice  is  right ;  and  now  and  then 
.one  will  believe  and  these  become  his  people,  and  he?  is 
Lord^and  Shepherd  over  them.  The  very  sun  is  darkened 
by  tliii^  exalted  practice  ;  the  christian  church  abounds 

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with  priests  and  princes ;  but  where  is  the  "  Prince  of 
Peace?"  Where  is  the  everlasting  professed  father, 
revealed  unto  us  by  Isaiah  ?  Dotii  this  prince  rule  with 
such  austerity  that  his  people  have  to  floe  from  fold  to 
ibid,  flock  to  flock,  from  shepherd  to  shepherd,  for  crumbs 
of  bread?  Do  they  have  to  leave  this  father  or  prince, 
to  seek  another  mind,  that  is  more  kind  and  favourable 
to  their  necessities?  Oh  the  want  of  reason  in  the 
christian  church !  but  revelation,  how  it  abounds  ! !  It 
lias  become  of  as  many  colours  as  Joseph's  coat,  and  rent 
tlie  earth  asunder— and  the  very  hills  tremble  because 
of  revelation  this  day. 

There  are  now  bursts  of  this  kind  in  the  earth  contin- 
ually:— when  will  the  Christian  church  cease  to  bear 
young  ? — when  will  tiie  earth  be  at  peace  ?  These  are  the 
productions  of  the  Christian  faith,  as  now  received,  and 
the  existing  practices  of  it.  Infidelity  itself  hath  reared 
its  head  from  the  midst  of  these  numerous  forms  that  are 
in  the  world.  Where  is  the  possibility  of  the  Jews  em- 
bracing the  Christian's  faith,  from  such  proceeds  as  these  ? 
They  might  us  well  goto  Nebuchadnezzar  and  ajkhim, 
which  of  these  sects  are  the  head  of  the  Christian  church, 
as  to  ask  the  members  of  the  Christian  body,  for  they  do  not 
know — ^they  wish  to  try  their  faith  a  little  longer,  and  see 
if  providence  will  give  them  the  race ;  and  by  the  prize, 
the  lookers  on  will  know,  who  is  the  h(iir  of  tiie  blessing. 
I  shall  go  to  no  tribe,  nor  sect  of  people,  reason  forbids  ma 
to  trust  in  the  divided  limbs  of  sucli  a  body;  and  Revela- 
tion declares  that  the  "  Prince  of  Peace"  is  not  in  it,  or 
all  the  body  would  be  satisfied,  and  the  limbs  at  rest.  The 
tffon  of  God,  nor  any  of  the  holy  prophets,  ever  did  such^ 
work  as  revelation  is  now  doing  in  the  earth.  .   , 

Reason  is  wanting,  and  proof  is  far  off,  to  enable  us  to 
believe,  that  Christ  is  received  in  this  Avorld,  or  the  voice 
«f  Emmanuel  heard  in  it ;  but  the  wild  imagination  of  the 
luind,  straying  from  place  to  place,  fold  to  fold,  as  sheep 
having  no  shepherd.  And  thus  1  behold  the  Christian 
world,  as  Israel,  without  a  King.  A  fall  is  coming,  dissen- 
•^ions  yet  increase,  there  are  new  sparks  arising  from  tho 
«1^  furnace,  time  will  blow  them  all  out,  and  Christian 


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43 


rince  of 
father, 
le  with 
fold  to 
crumbs 
prince, 
aurablo 
ia  the 
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nd  rent 
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are  thq 
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vvs  em- 
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ind  see 

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essingi 
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tcvela- 
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of  the 
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feal  and  bigotry  will  cease  ;  but  hot  love  to  God  and  hi« 
glorious  name  forever.  A  humble  submission  would  he  a 
baptism  and  preparation  of  mind,  consistent  with  the 
coming  of  the  Messiaii ;  but  exaltation  shuts  the  door  agai»)i>t 
his  feet,  and  bars  the  windows  against  iiis  coming  into  tha 
soul,  to  illuminate  the  mind  with  everlasting  light,  and  es- 
tablish the  Church  below  the  Sun.  As  a  confirmation  that 
the  Messiah  hath  not  come  with  full  mission  to  save  the 
world,  to  "whom  the  Law  and  the  Prophets  bear  witness," 
The  God  of  the  universe  suffers  the  tempest  to  remain, 
and  the  mind  of  the  world  to  bo  as  unstable  water,  till  the 
coming  day.  The  world  hath  need  of  a  shepherd  and 
the  nations  a  prince  ;  but  this  day  will  never  be  accomplish- 
ed while  the  sheperds  divide  the  flocks,  and  pride  and  luxu- 
ry  sits  upon  the  throne  of  nations. 

I  am  alone  indeed,  and  speak  from  a  lonesome  mind. 
If  the  present  state  of  existing  activity  can  arrive  at  this 
glorious  and  happy  daj"",,  when  all  nations  shall  have  one 
spiritual  prince,  and  one  shepherd  ;  then  men  can  invent 
their, own  rest,  and  build  towers  (hat  will  reach  to  God. 
I  confess  the  mother  may  cease  to  bear,  the  sparks  all  be 
blowu  out,  and  the  flame  exhausted  for  v/ant  of  fuel  ;  but 
there  must  bo  another  stone  laid,  another  faith  practised, 
before  that  day  will  come.  The  Christian  Church  hath 
lost  the  compass,  and  their  course,  as  well  as  the  Jews, 
and  are  splitting  upon  those  little  rocks  that  are  rising  up 
in  thf;  deep  waters,  or  the  human  mind:  and  that  which 
divides,  weakens,  separates  limb  from  hmb,  and  joint  from 
joint,  and  all  are  professing  to  be  ilie  head  members  of  the 
body.  To  which  of  tl^ese  limbs  would  the  Jews  unite,  to 
Inake  them  a  perfect  body;  and  the  soul  happy  ?  As  I  do 
not  unite  with  any,  I  do  not  encourage  the  practice,  for 
in  so  doing,  in  that  day,  they  must  go  to  war  under  the 
prince,  whose  banners  they  have  joined,  against  their  bre- 
thren;  who  upon  the  same  principles,  have  united  with 
fome  other  separated  branch  of  the  Christian  body: 'for 
their  great  command  is,  keep  your  own  creed,  argue  for 
it,  siibmit  your  bodies  to  the  little  dignitary  that  governs 
the  flock.  Now  Judah,  I  will  speak  with  thee,  and  Israel, 
hear ;  tribujation  is  the  path  to  peace  ;  and  humility  pre^ 


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44 


pares  for  the  blessing.  You  see  the  necessity  of  the  prince 
of  nations.  How  lame  they  are  to  feed  with  peuce,  or 
cheer  the  thirsting  mind,  you  see  the  priest,  without  satis- 
fying pasture  to  feed  the  flocks,  and  the  sheep  astray  in 
the  world.  You  see  the  necessity  of  the  great  and  noble 
profession  of  One  God,  and  a  universal  Prince  to  the 
world.  You  see  how  the  flocks  are  scattered,  drinking  of 
every  dirty  pool,  in  their  thirst ;  and  the  shepherds  bapti- 
?iing  in  every  unsanctified  stream  ! !  Unite  with  me  and 
mourn,  go  not  out  unto  them ;  if  so,  your  name  will  be 
lost,  and  in  time,  the  name  of  the  Highest  erased  from  the 
earth.  Ye  are  the  witnesses  of  God,  keep  alive  his  name 
by  remembrance ;  he  is  baptizing  you  in  his  own  spirit ^ 
his  wrath  is  kindled  upon  you,  and  his  anger  goeth  not  out, 
neither  doth  the  flame  abate.  Keep  your  present  faitti, 
and  remain  9^s  yqu  are,  till  the  morning  star  shall  arise^ 
What  is  more  evident  than  this,  that  the  Christian  Sun  ia 
departing  from  the  western  skies.  The  stars  of  past  ages 
liave  fled  to  the  Avest,  and  will  sets  with  the  sun,  to  rise  no 
more;  t.  e,  the  dissenters  have  been  long  tried;  tho 
Christian  world  hath  not  been  s^ved  fi'om  their  sins,  nor 
tiie  overflowing  judgments  of  fiod.  Why  should  these 
st^rs  remain  to  rather  cloud  ihan  light  the  skies?  Tho 
Lord  will  biin^  up  from  the  tomb,  those  that  have  been 
pillars  in  the  land :  it  is  their  name  only  that  is  absent  in  the 
earth,  their  spirit  is  with  God;  j  Why  should  another  peo- 
ple rdle  in'*the  world,  that  have  not  shown  a  better  c\'u 
dence  fo»rGod,  than  priests  and  prophets  that  have  already 
been?  Reason  and  revelation  will  agree  to  tell  us,  that 
such  a  change  would  be  in  ovain ;  abolish  our  hope,  and 
leave  us  to  morn  forever. 

The  furnace  is  spending  her  strength,  the  mother  op 
(Christian  church  is  bringing  forth  her  last  born;  and 
Israel  will  arise.  Oh  Juduh,  the  earth  remains  in  bonds 
tor  thy  salvation.  The  work  is  reserved  for  thee  that 
neparated  the  prophets  from  the  world  ;  and  soon  shall  ye 
arise  and  be  doing.  Thou  must  do  for  those  whom  thine 
hands  hath  taken  away,  and  atone  to  God  for  all  that  have 
bled' at  Jerusalem.  Wash  thy  hands  in  clean  water ;  pre* 
pa  re  thy  heart  for  the  setjjing  of  theyjiae  ;  for  unexpectedly 


45 


r  the  prince 
I  peace,  or 
thout  Kiitis- 
p  astray  in 
t  and  noble 
ince  to  the 
drinking  of 
icrds  bapti- 
ith  me  and 
nc  will  be 
3d  from  the 
'e  his  name 
own  spirit^ 
eth  not  out, 
Bsent  faitii, 
3hall  arise^ 
stian  Sun  ia 
>)'  past  agea 
I,  to  rise  no 

tried ;  the 
ir  sins,  nor 
liould  these 
des  ?     The 

have  been 
b9ont  in  the 
nother  peo- 
I  better  c\u 
lave  already 
tell  us,  that 
r  hope,  and 

I  mother  or 
born ;  and 
ins  in  bonds 
'  thee  that 
oon  shall  ye 
whom  thine 
Ul  that  have 
water ;  prei*. 
nexpectedly 


to  the  world,  to  you  the  substance,  as  the  sign,  will  h» 
given,  t.  e,  the  Saviour  of  the  world.  And  he  will  gather 
the  nations  into  **  one  fold'\  or  faith,  and  be  their  **  everlast* 
ing  father :"  and  all  shall  be  the  children  of  one  peaceful 
Prince,  and  agree  in  the  world  ;  all  nations  abasing  thenin 
•elves  before  him,  taking  ofr*!.^  crown  from  their  owu 
heads  and  placing  it  upon  the  Messiah  of  the  world. 

How  long  wilt  thou  wait.  Oh  Judah,  before  thou  wilt  be., 
li^eve  these  things  ?  Or  when.  Oh  Israel,  wilt  thou  hear  ? 
Thy  garden  is  ready,  but  a  Jordan  is  between  thee  and  thy 
rest.  Thou  through  thine  own  deeds,  must  be  saved,  and 
then  become  a  saviour  to  the  world.  Receive  reason  and 
revelation,  and  thou  art  ready  to  talk  with  men,  and  stand 
upright  before  God.  Who  can  hope  in  so  long  a  failuro 
as  the  Christian  church?  For  although  many  favours  are 
conferred  upon  her,  she  fails  to  give  the  nations  rest.  She 
has  priests,  princes,  kings,  and  councils,  and  her  diaseoiA 
(ers,  like  the  stars,  can  scarce  be  numbered ;  but  the 
^*  Prince  of  Peace  or  the  Everlasting  Father,**  hath  not 
taken  up  his  abode  with  them ;  but  is  for  thee  first.  Oh 
Israel,  for  whom  he  was  appointed,  and  reserved  froia 
the  foundations  of  the  world. 


Wait  petient,  but  arise  and  hopo 
For  days  apd  years  to  come. 
For' none  shall, perish  in  their  sin« 
For  God  of  all's  hut  One. 


'.  >'r 


'      II 


>M'S» 


Though  absent  spirits  may  be  losti 
The  shepherd's  wise  to  find ; 
One  throne's  the  pillar  of  my  faiths 
One  God  above  the  mind. 


'in *'  ;    ; 
*   '■      »  —  ... 


*---t.l. 


My  soul  doth  for  Messiah  cry,    .       .  ^ 

I  weep  my  way  to  see ; 

In  One  I  place  my  every  trusty     *  ; 

And  he  is  Lord  to  me.      .    ;    <-     i^:  -: 

Altho*  the  cloud  o*or  spreads  miHQ  ^f<iiii^ 
There's  light  abroad  to  come  ;  ,  ;,  t 
And  tho'  all  nations  should  refuse,  ^ 
I'm  comforted  by  One. 


i 


46 


LETTER  7th. 


MU 


:|: 


ii 


'  July  Oth,  1835. 

Daughters  of  Jerusalem,  or  Churches  of  the  Holy  City — 
Wisdom  is  on  her  journey — she  truvelleth  through  the 
still  watches  of  the  night;  open  your  gates  for  her  feet — 
get  your  house  ready,  and  take  the  stranger  in — she  is 
alone — there  is  no  church  with  her — she  hath  no  infant 
in^  her  hand,  she  travolleth  through  the  broad  space  of 
the  earth,  seeking  rest  for  her  feet  and  the  peace  of 
notions  in  this  troubled  world.  The  whole  earth  is  under 
chastisements,  and  the  crown  of  kingdoms  have  their 
I)€urt  in  it.  The  anger  of  God  is  a  consuming  fire,  and 
deetroveth  the  rest  of  the  wicked — consumeth  his  house, 
and  taketh  his  garments  away — leaveth  him  naked  in 
the  storm,  and  maketh  his  back  bare  for  the  stripes. 

House  of  Israel,  hearken  unto  the  words  of  God,  and 
sanctify  thy  soul ;  for  the  Lord  will  meet  with  thee  in  a 
way  thou  knowest  not;  and  all  flesh  will  be  disappointed  in 
his  coming.  He  will  bring  the  event  of  your  sins  upon 
aJi  people,  and  they  .ihall  mourn,  having  no  rest  for  their 
feet,  nor  a  form  of  worship  for  their  souls.  When  ya  see 
increasing  divisions,  and  sub-divisions  in  the  earth  ; 
know  thy  redemption  draweth  nigh  ;  for  these  are  as 
stones  falling  from  the  christian  church,  and  they  will 
iiot  And  their  rest  again  till  it  is  found  with  thee  oh  Jacob ! 
and  a  building  dtone  in  Israel — a  Saviour  in  Judah,  and 
a  God  in  his  tents.  Judah,  prepare  thine  house  and  little 
<>f)es — make  ready  thy  soul  as  a  bride  for  the  bridegroom. 
Wisdom  is  coming,  she  hath  not  found  a  rest  for  her  feet ; 
thy  Redeemer  is  in  her  breast,  he  is  clothed  with  wisdom 
and  feeds  upon  her  love.  She  saith,  Israel  hath  no 
reii^ing  place — he  hath  no  abiding  city — he  has  no  pillar 
to  build  his  house  upon.  The  temples  of  his  Grace  are 
token  away ;  Zion  hath  fled  from  his  presence,  to  him 
Sinai  is  no  more ;  Horeb  is  not  in  the  land,  and  Israel  is 
without  a  king.  The  church  hath  despised  him  because 
he  is  brui;;^ed  for  his   sins;  his  little  ones  stray  in  the 


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Oth,  1835. 

loly  City- 
through  the 
r  her  (eet — 

in — she  is 
ih  no  infant 
ad  space  of 
le  peace  of 
rth  is  under 

have  their 
ng  fire,  and 
h  his  house, 
m  naked  in 
stripes, 
of  God,  and 
h  thee  in  a 
ippointed  in 
Lir  sins  upon 
St  for  their 
Vhen  ye  see 
the   earth  ; 
hcsc  are  as 
nd  they  will 
e  oh  Jacob ! 
Judali,   and 
se  and  little 
bridegroom, 
or  her  feet ; 
I'ith  wisdom 
lel   hath  no 
as  no  pillar 
Grace  are 
nee,  to  him 
id  Israel  is 
im  beoause 
stray  in  the 


fields — thoy  are  hungry,  and  no  hand  fccdetli  thorn.  Thoy 
drink  not  with  the  maidens  at  the  wclis  of  love.  Trio 
golden  cup  is  not  placed  in  his  hand,  because  thu  cimrchos 
have  chastised  him  fur  unbelief.  His  soul  is  sore  witit 
the  stripes,  and  his  little  ones  mourn  for  the  salvation  of 
the  soul.  lie  drinkcth  not  because  of  unbelief — Jacob 
waits  for  purer  water  than  the  present  churches  have  to 
give.  The  eyes  of  Israel  cannot  discern  life  in  it ;  these 
mourn,  and  wait  dcpendingly  on  the  mercies  of  their 
God.  The  baptisms  of  the  churches  hath  not  made  them 
clean.  Their  heart  is  not  right  towards  Jacob,  nor  the 
house  of  Israel ;  they  could  free  the  captive,  and  release 
the  bonds,  they  could  restore  unto  Israel  the  land,  that 
tlie  hands  of  mcjn  hath  taken  away  ;  thoy  account  Jacob 
unworthy  of  a  blessing,  and  support  their  own  kings  and 
priests.  The  Lord  will  build  for  Jacob,  and  be  a  house 
unto  Israel.  Abram  is  arising  to  bless  his  own,  and 
pestilence  and  famine  will  help  the  house  of  Jacob,  and 
be  a  blessing  unto  Israel.  A  scourge  of  darkness  is  over 
the  earth — ai^d  the  pride  of  the  chriotian  churches  will 
lead  the  whole  house  aslrav,  and  the  church  will  travel 
to  the  wilderness — christian  glory  is  falling,  for  the  name 
of  the  Most  iiigh.  It  is  built  upon  the  name  of  the  man 
Christ  Jesua,  end  is  not  written  in  the  spirit  of  truth.  Oh 
t)iou  that  exaltcth  thvself,  when  no  one  in  heaven  hath 
lified  thee  up  !  Thy  dwelling  is  appointed  with  the  poor, 
nud  thy  paths  have  an  end.  Wisdom  hath  come  exalted 
above  thy  gloi*y — she  rideth  on  the  wings  of  the  wind — 
she  walketh  on  deep  waters,  and  thou  cannot  find  the 
way  of  her  feet.  She  hath  concealed  her  bosom  from 
the  proud  :  she  hid'' lb  herself  as  in  the  light  of  the  sun, 
and  the  eye  of  the  exalted  cai.  lot  behold  her  ways — she  is 
in  the  desert  with  these  that  are  lost — the  compass  of 
the  mariner,  cannot  find  her  ways — the  shepherds  knoweth 
not  where  she  feedeth  her  young  ;  neither  have  the  eyes 
of  the  christian  church  seen  her  watering  place.  The 
shepherds  have  despised  Israel,  and  made  him  as  the 
soles  of  their  fhet',  they  have  made  him  the  object  of 
derision,  that  hath  placed  the  bible  in  their  hands.  They 
have  despised  his  little  ones,  and  not  blessed  them  fur 


i 


4S 


11 


Hi 


their  r.aher^s  sake.  Tho  Lord  hath  lifted  up  his  hand 
ngainsttho  proud — ho  will  suroly  slay — lie  will  chastise 
the  church  timt  hath  despised  Israel.  She  hath  sold  her 
shepherds  fur  gold,  and  she  hath  bought  with  money.  She 
is  as  ail  harlot,  and  not  the  true  church  or  the  dwelling  of 
the  most  high  God.  Wisdom  hath  forsaken  her  altars — 
she  dwclloth  not  in  their  tents ;  neither  is  she  in  the  house 
of  their  prayers.  They  have  sold  for  gain,  and  bought 
with  money — while  Israel  wept.  His  blood  is  upon  them ; 
they  drew  not  near  to  comfort  him  that  mourned ;  but 
chastised  with  a  scourge  because  of  unbelief.  How 
could  Israel  believe  where  no  house  was  built,  where 
the  stones  were  nut  squared,  nor  the  workman  placed 
them  together? 

Ho\^  could  Israel  believe  in  a  changing  house,  or 
moving  stone.  How  could  Israel  believe  the  church 
built  on  the  christian  faith  was  right,  and  still  dissenting 
till  this  day?  ^ 

Christian  church,  pny  thy  debts  unto  Israel  and  be  free ; 
reword  him  for  the  book  of  wisdom  Im  blood  and  spirit 
hath  placed  in  thy  hands.  Thou  hast  received  his  goods  ; 
and  holdeth  him  as  a  slave  or  captive  in  this  world. 
Sliew  a  better  work  than  he  has  done,  and  then  let 
ihe  reformed  Gentile  say  unto  him — ^thou  art  my  servant ; 
our  scribes  have  exceeded  thine  in  glory  and  in  wisdom, 
and  thou  must  be  our  servant — for  the  Lord  hath  con. 
ferred  on  u3  that  which  she  hath  taken  from  thee. 
Equalise  the  bible.  Shew  greater  marks  of  God's  lovo 
and  mercy  to  the  children  of  men  than  Israel ;  remove 
his  pillars  and  build  again.  Put  a  crown  upon  thy  head 
that  exceedeth  David — shew  more  devotedness  in  thy 
Psalms,  and  more  sincerity  in  thy  prayers — Shew  a  more 
noble  pattern  for  the  house  of  God,  and  more  liberality  o^ 
spirit ;  and  then  boast  thou  art  the  chosen  of  the  Lord, 
and  call  on  thy  deeds  to  prove  as  the  evidences  of  his 
will,  that  they  exceed  in  thee,  the  days  of  Israel,  and  thy 
reformation  exceedeth  theirs.  Know  that  thou  art  poor 
with  God :  and  the  fat  things  of  this  world  are  a  snare 
to  thy  feet — and  the  gold  of  thy  temples,  hath  led  the 
feet  of  thy  shepherd  astray,'  and  the  flocks  beginneth  to 
moura  for  bread.     Thy  faith  faileth  in  the  heart  of  thy 


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11 


his  hnnd 
II  chastise 
1  sold  her 
)ney.  She 
IweiUng  of 
jr  altars — 
I  the  house 
lid  bouglit 
poo  them ; 
irned ;  but 
ief.     How 
lilt,  where 
lan  placed 

house,  or 

he   church 

dissenting 

[id  be  free ; 
and  spirit 
his  goods  ; 
his   world, 
d  then   let 
ly  servant ; 
in  wisdom, 
1  hath  con. 
Tom  thee, 
od's  love 
il;  remove 
thy  head 
ess  in  thy 
lew  a  more 
iberality  of 
the  Lord, 
ices  of  his 
|el,  and  thy 
»u  art  poor 
re  a  snare 
led  the 
glnneth  to 
lart  of  thy 


httlo  ones,  and  are  looking  up  to  God  with  prayers  ;   for 
allllcsh  hath  gonu  iistriiy,  uiui  thc.'ir  candlestick  m  removed 
out  of  its  place.  Siio  these  thin^^s,  oh  Israel!  —  Daughters 
of  Jernsalctn,  arise — thy  sun  is  rising — thy  Ciod  is  coming 
with  fond  embraces.   Thou  shall  mourn,  but  tind  his  love  : 
he  hutii  not  set  the  GorUiIrs  over  tlice  forever,nor  his  lamp 
to  exceed  in  glory  ;  thou  canst  speak  witii  him  this  day, 
and  Htutid  as  a  pillar  in  the   land.     Thy  God   hath  been 
thy  Saviour  in  thy  boruls  ;  he  closed  up  the  doors  of  thy 
heart,  and  this  present  dispciisation   could   nol  enter   in. 
!f   not   so,    where    would    Israel    be  ?     The    blood  of 
Abram  would  be  divided  against  itself,  and    have   fallen 
to  the  |t;roin>d.  A  little  space  thou  shalt  be  sorrowful — and 
thou  shalt  be  comforted.    A  crown  shall  be  placed  upon 
thee  :    thou  shalt  be  a  kingdom,  and  a  city  shall  be  given. 
Thou  hadst  no  pillar  to  build  upon — nothing  was  still  in 
this  world,  the  christian  church  changeth  her  garments, 
as  often  as  a  maid  of  fashions.     How  could  Israel  believe 
in  an  uncstablished  faith  ?  and  still  the  christians  wonder 
with  astonishment,  why  they  cannot   convert  the  Jews. 
J  Oh  blind  Israel  is  the   language  !  the  Lord  hath  closed 
up  thine   eyes — he   hath  forbidden  thee  to  see — he  hath 
sworn  in  his  wrath    that  ye  shall  not  be  heirsof  the  wis- 
dom and  good  things  that  wo  enjoy.     The   Lord  bath 
sworn  indeed,  Israel   shall  not  be   a  communicant  with 
the  christian  church  ;  he  hath  bread  in  store  for  him — he 
will  prepare  the  heart  and  Iredy  give. 

He  bath  chastised  Israel  with  his  own  band ;  ho 
bath  made  a  scourge  of  all  nations,  and  madehis 
his  soul  to  smart  with  the  stripes ;  and  he  hath  not 
thrown  the  scourge  away  out  of  his  hand.  When  they 
shall  have  scourged  Israel  till  it  is  enough,  they  shall 
lash  each  other  as  they  are  doing,  this  day,  and  they  shall 
feel  the  stripes  they  have  laid  upon  Israel,  and  their  soul 
shall  smart  with  the  wound.  As  they  know  not  who 
Ishall  dwell  in  the  high  places—who  shall  go  up  on  Sinai, 
or  stand  on  Horeb  :  they  are  in  strife  for  it,  and  contend 
about  the  prize.  And  the  christian  church  is  divided  tor 
the  want  of  a  prophet  among  them,  or  a  lamp  to  direct 
their  way  ;  wisdom  hath  fled  from  their  gates — she  hath 

E 


u  i 


'I'M' 


■:<    ;  it- 


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left  them  ia  the  mire  and  clay.  And  the  christian 
church  is  in  contention  about  earthly  things ;  and  tiiero 
is  no  stone  in  her  for  Israel  to  build  upon. 

Oh  Jacob,  arise  for  thine  own  house,  and  speak  for 
thine  own  blood,  and  the  Lord  will  strengthen  thee,  and  be 
the  arm  of  thy  power.  He  will  do  for  thee  with  his 
own  hands :  Thou  hast  trusted  in  him  and  he  will  con- 
vert thy  soul ;  and  no  christian  church  shall  be  crowned 
with  the  honour  of  thy  name.  Wisdom  is  at  thy  doors — 
she  is  waiting  at  thy  gates.  Arise  !  hear  her  calls,  and 
take  her  in. — She  will  build  and  rebuild  for  thee.  She 
will  teach  thee^  anew  of  things  that  are  both  new  and  old. 
She  will  be  the  pillars  of  thine  house — She  will  give  unto 
thee  that  which  thou  hast  never  seen— and  communicat( 
that  unto  thee  which  thou  hast  never  heard, — the  Lon 
hath  in  store  for  thee  from  the  foundation  of  the  world — 
and  unmeasured  love  is  in  his  breast.  Through  thee 
will  he  love  all  nations,  and  in  thy  name  shall  all  tiesh  bo 
j;athered  unto  the  wisdom  of  one  God. 

The  sword  shall  cease,  and  the  spear  shall  be  no  mone 
drawn  out  unto  blood  ;  for  in  thee  all  nations  shall  be  at 
peace,  and  see  Emmanuel. 

Thehills  shall  fall,the  Tallies  rise, 

A  beaming  Ban  appear, 
Jehovah's  name  enlight  the  skies, 

And  all  shall  see  and  hear. 

The  trumpet's  in  his  holy  hand, 

And  Wisdom  loud  proclaims 
Peace  and  salvation  in  the  land — 

An  end  to  sects  and  names. 

Behold  the  stones!  how  oft  they  more, 

The  church  is  never  still, 
The  land  divides  for  want  of  love, 

Nor  finds  the  Saviour's  will. 

tvo  to  the  desert,  oh  my  soul ! 

Where  man  has  never  been, 
And  thou  shalt  see  the  vine  is  whole. 

And  every  herb  is  green.  ■ 

Tbere's  no  deformity  of  mind. 

Where  Lord's  did  never  stand, 
And  there  my  soul  her  bread  ehull  find, 

And  blessings  on  the  land. 


le  christian 
and  tliero 

id  speak  for 
thee,  and  be 
lee  with  his 
he  will  con- 
be  crowned 
thy  doors — 
3r  calls,  and 
thee.  She 
lew  and  old. 
ill  give  unto 
ommunicat( 
, — the  Lon 
the  world — 
rough  tlieo 
all  tlesh  bo 

be  no  more 
shall  be  at 


61 

In  silence  I  my  God  will  hear, 

In  secret  will  I  pray, 
And  Israel's  foes  my  God  shall  fear, 

That  lights  the  darkeu'd  way. 

Wisdom,  fair  morning  of  my  joys, 
With  thee  my  soul  shall  sing, 

Thy  breath  this  day  my  hand  employs, 
And  thou  art  Israel's  king. 

Oh  !  these  are  subjects  of  thine  own. 

That's  scatter'd  far  abroad, 
For  these  thine  hand  prepares  a  throne. 
And  thou  art  Israel's  God. 

Give  me  a  part  in  Israel's  fields, 

To  keep  some  gate  or  door. 
And  what  the  vine  to  Israel  yields, 

My  soul  doth  ask  no  more. 


LETTER  8th. 

July  9th,  1835. 

What  shall  I  do  to  be  saved  ?  I  have  no  king  nor  law- 
giver  saith  the  house  of  Jacob,  or  the  tents  of  Israel. 
The  pillars  of  the  earth  are  moveable,  the  church  hath 
wings  and  fleeth  from  place  to  place — her  own  are  not 
comforted,  and  I  am  in  want.  The  waters  fail,  and  the 
bread  wasteth  away.  The  christian  church  is  hungry, 
und  she  is  not  satisfied  ;  she  thirsteth  for  that  she  doth 
not  possess;  and  where  is  the  salvation  ofthewoifl? 
There  is  no  peace  on  our  present  Zion — neither  are  the 
princes  marked  with  the  seal  of  the  living  God.  I  will 
close  mine  eyes,  that  I  see  not,  for  there  is  no  way  for 
the  feet  of  Jacob,  nor  is  there  a  rest  prepared  for  Israel. 
We  hope  from  age  to  age — we  are  disappointed  in  our 
trust,  and  our  lives  wasteth  awny  in  despair ;  we  beget 
I'Ule  ones,  and  they  grow  up  before  us— we  have  no 
vineyards  for  their  feet,  and  they  are  servants  in  the  land  ; 
our  voice  is  not  heard  in  the  courts,  save  vis  criminals ;  we 


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I    '!' 


Il       ■! 


W: 


jyii 


tremble  at  the  bar.     The  pulpit  is  closed  against  us,  and 
the  doors  of  the  church  receive  us  not,  but  as  aliens  to 
our  God.     Our  sun  riseth  not,  and  the  day  is  dark  upon 
us :  there  is  no  prophets  in  our  tent,  nor  have  we  a  prince 
in  the  land.     Our  little  ones  enquire   of  our  fathers  and 
we  relate  unto  them — they  strayed  with  their  feet,  and 
erred  with  their  hands  ;  and  the  chastisements  of  many 
ages  are  upon  us,  and  our  harps  are  unstrung  before  the 
Lord.  Who  shall  rise  in  Jacob,  or  what  nation  shall  make 
Israel  glad  in  boart  ?  We  wait  from  the  rising  to  the  setting 
8un,but  the  comforter  cometh  not  unto  us.  We  are  poor  id- 
deed,  and  there  are  none  to  lend  us  a  hand  of  mercy  in  our 
ways.The  cry  is, walk  with  us  and  be  saved.The  shepherds 
are   as  numerous  as   the  stars,  and  the    flocks  as  the 
tents  of  Israel.     The  world  is  disordered  in  the  head,  and 
the  church  keepeth  not  her  steady  course.     Error  is  the 
£hepherd's  cry.  In  whom  shall  we  trust,oh  lost  and  undone 
Israel  ?    Jacob,  I  have  heard  thy  lamentations ;  they  sink 
deeply  in  mine  ears,  and  reach  my  very  heart.     I  am  aa 
thou  art :  the  shepherds  pass  me  by,  and  no  one  numbereth . 
me  for  his  own.     I  am  in  the  mire  and  clay,  and  no  hand 
of  mercy  cometh  unto  me  to  deliver  my  feet  from  bonds. 
A  few  are  with  me,   but  fjir  off — They  cannot  lend  a  hand 
to  the  infirm.    They  are  weak   in  mind  and  young  in 
faith  ;  all  they  had  was  taken  away  when  they  were  cast 
out  from  the  christian  church,  to  wander  in  ihe  world. 
They  have  laid  a  stone  witli  their  hands,  and  it  moveth 
not ;   the  storm  beateth,  and  the  breath  of  the  highest  in 
church   discipline,   creeds^  and  faith,  have   blown  their 
breath  upon  it.  It  rematneth  square,  and  the  hand  of  God 
moveth  not.     I  remain  without  the  gates  of  the  city  till 
these  things  are  Written  unto  thee  :  if  possible  thou  may 
believe    there  is  one  that  loveth,  and  giveth  the  mind  to 
participate  in  thy  grief. 

I  write  not  for  a  reward  or  fee  ;  but  to  communicate 
my  mind  unto  thee,  oh  house  of  Jacob,  and  tents  of  Israel. 
From  whence  cometh  these  things  1  query,  and  be  sober. 
They  proceed  not  from  the  bosom  of  the  church,  neither 
are  they  the  proceeds  of  the  christian  name :  they  are 
truly  from  God,  that  loveth  thee,  oh  Isruel !  and  they  will 


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come  to  pass  the  things  that  are  herein  written.  I  hav« 
not  established  iny  rest  in  any  city,  nor  with  any  peopk) ; 
neither  hath  the  hand  of  the  Lord  done  this.  But  ever 
keepeth  it  in  my  mind,  that  I  must  part  with  the  few,  for 
these  that  are  lost.  I  have  yet  a  sacrifice  to  make,  and  a 
vow  to  perform  to  God  anil  the  people.  But  then  shall 
I  bs  free  from  alljthe  earth  ;  but  thee,  oh  Israel !  ye  are 
the  last  remains  of  the  human  family  that  beareth  upon 
mv  mind. 

When  I   am  made  clean,  I  will  come   unto  thee,  and 
when  I  am  made   naked  I   will  apply  to  thy  tents  for  a 
covering  for  my  mind.     Life  and  length  of  days  are  in 
the  hands   of  the    Lord,  and   I   dare  not  doubt  his  will. 
When  ye  read  these  lines  and  find  any  to  equal  them  in 
love,  or  surpass  them  in  understanding  ;  then  say  in  thy 
soul,  they  are  invention,  and  my  soul  is  seeking  honour 
with    you,   who   am   now   cast  out  from    the    christian 
church.     I  seek  no  honour,  where  I  am  my  tent  can  be 
found — my  dwelling  is  not  under  the  shadow  of  .he  vine, 
neither  an,   T  idle  in  the  world.     What   God  has  given, 
I  must  giv       <!  t  office  or  appointment  I  receive  not  from 
the  hands  »  t"  M '11  ;    Oil  hath  not  been  poured  upon  my 
head;  neither  are  the  gates  of  the  christian  sanctuary  opefi 
to  my  soul.     My  days  are  darkened  with  the  thick  cloudd 
of  the  east,   and  these   that  overcome  Judah  and  Israel. 
My  hope  liveth,   because   it  is  given  of  God ;    and  these 
lines  are  the  proceeds  of  my  hope ;  and  what   I  do  in 
my  own  country  is  the  evidence  of  my  soul.     My  spirit  is 
from  a  far  and  distant  hill.     It  is  older  than  Israel^  and 
was  before   Moses  was   born   into  the  world ;  because 
the  Lord  God  of  Jacob  and  of  Israel,  giveth  me^that  which 
hath  not  been  revealed.     I  neither  ask   alms  nor  break 
bread  with  the  churches  that  are ;   I  am  not  depending  on 
the  hills  nor  cities,  but  a  daily  supplicant  to  my  God,  that 
hath   upheld  my  spirit  in  the    wilderness.     Almost  the 
desert  of  the  world  is  my  abode,  and  I  confer  not  with 
flesh  and  blood  about  the  things  of  God,  neither  do  I  beg 
reception  among  you,  nor  ask  you  to  strip  yourselves  of 
your  own   clothes,  and  give  them  to  me.     He  that  gave 
unto  me  M'hen  I  was  naked  and  alone,  can  give  me  still : 

2k 


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the  wells  of  his  mercy  are  not  dry,  "-either  doth  his  love 
forsake  my  mind,  he  bindeth  together  and  none  divideth  ; 
he  setteth  apart,  and  none  bindeth  up  that  which  he  hath 
broken,  lie  is  a  God  of  decrees,  and  keepeth  them. 
There  is  salvation  in  his  breast  for  thee,  oh  Israel !  and 
a  pathway  to  thy  home.  Believe,  and  he  will  give  unto 
thee — he  will  prove,  and  be  ye  satisfied  from  whence 
cometh  these  things.  Thy  redemption  is  not  in  the 
power  of  man.  But  thy  home  is  under  the  Gentile's  feet, 
and  they  walk  scornfully  on  the  Holy  Land.  They  are 
unknown  to  thy  God,  and  sin  is  not  imputed  unto  them. 
The  Lord  will  stretch  out  his  arm  over  Judah  and 
Jerusalem.  The  clouds  of  the  east  shall  be  over  it,  till 
the  coming  day  that  thy  redemption  shall  appear — till 
thy  feet  are  released  from  bonds — the  prison  doors 
opened — and  the  cords  of  iron  fallcth  off;  Then  shall 
the  waters  help  thee.  Islands  shall  speak  of  thee  and  be 
glad.  Zion  shall  tremble  at  thy  coming — Horeb  shall 
.shake  at  thy  presence,  and  Sinai  give  the  laws.  Thus 
«halt  ye  see  signs  in  heaven,  and  wonders  on  the  earth,  and 
Israel  shall  doubt  no  more ;  neither  shall  the  voice 
be  heard  from  his  lips,  i,  e,  what  shall  I  do  to  be  saved  1 
Crowns  shall  help  thee  to  the  water-course  ;  nations  shall 
be  afflicted  because  of  thee  and  the  inhabitants  of  the  earth 
shall  wish  thee  home ;  for  the  day  cometh  in  which  it 
shall  be   said,  thy  bonds  are  a  curse  to  the  land. 

Let  not  the  harp  e'er  long  delay, 
The  sun  will  rise  that's  Israel's  day, 
For  now  his  light  begins  to  shine, 
In  deeds  of  glory  that's  divine. 


The  murmer  of  the  Jew's  shall  cease, 
For  God  doth  make  a  lasting  peace, 
And  Israel's  name,  a  living  stone, 
Shall  be  a  people  all  alone. 


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Behold  the  christian's  evenin*:  star. 
Their  glory  rose,  and  spread  a-far ; 
But  Israel's  bright  and  beaming  sun 
Will  morn  and  evening  oyercomc. 


^oth  his  love 
ne  divideth  ; 
'jicli  he  hatli 
epeth   them. 

Jsrael !  and 
ill  give  unto 
otn   whence 

"ot  in  the 
entile's  feet, 

They  are 

unto  theni. 
Judah  and 
over  it,  an 

appear— till 
ison  doors 
Then  shall 
'lee  and  he 
loreh  shall 

'  earth,  and 
the    Voice 

he  saved  ? 
itions  shall 
^fthe  earth 

^vhich  it 
nd. 


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LETTER  9th. 

July  10th,  1835. 

Judah,  where  is  thy  hope  ?  Israel,  where  is  thy  friend  T 
Hath  the  sun,  moon,  and  stars,  disappointed  thee  in  their 
courscw?  Doth  the  moon  cease  to  change,  or  hath  the 
sun  gone  out  of  iiis  appointed  way ;  Are  not  the  constel- 
lations  of  heaven  right,  and  the  planets  in  the  order  of  the 
skies  ?  The  Lord  hath  made  his  covenants  with  them, 
and  sealed  his  name  upon  them.  The  sun  is  a  providential 
light,  and  faileth  not  to  enlighten  every  generation  that 
Cometh  into  the  world.  The  moon  changeth  for  a  season, 
nnd  returneth  again  to  her  usual  sphere  of  action.  Is  thy 
hope  lost !  Is  it  buried  in  the  tomb  with  the  prophets,  or 
doth  thy  prospects  slumber  in  the  dust?  Tlie  Lord 
apreadeth  the  shadow  of  the  night  as  an  apron  upon  the 
globe,  and  in  the  morning  he  taketh  it  away.  The 
shadow  of  his  hand  is  upon  thee,  oh  Judah!  and  he  hath 
separated  Israel  from  his  friend.  Cannot  the  Lord  remove 
his  hand,  that  causeth  the  moon  to  change,  and  hasteneth 
the  sun  from  the  cast,  to  the  western  skies  ?  Can  he  not 
return  unto  thee  that  hath  made  the  planets  swift  in  there 
course,  and  fixed  the  stars,  that  they  are  still  ?  Who 
hath  he  forsaken,  that  trusteth  in  him  ?  Who  has  he 
deprived  of  a  blessing  in  the  appointed  time?  Doth  he 
not  rule  over  the  Gentiles,  and  visit  and  revisit  them 
according  to  their  works  ?  He  hath  drawn  a  Ime  between 
Ihee  and  the  christian  church — thev  cannot  come  to 
thee ;  neither  canst  thou  go  unto  them,  because  the 
decrees  of  God  are  so,  and  surpass  our  understanding. 
The  christians  have  used  endeavours  to  remove  the  wall ; 
but  it  is  strong — it  hath  foundations ;  the  Lord  ia  the 
maker  and  builder  of  it. 

Call  on  thy  hope  to  arise,  oh  Judah  of  Israel ! — Israel 
seek  thy  friend  in  the  still  watches  of  the  night ;  he  is  the 
Lord  that  faileth  not  ;  who  hath  made  the  earth  for  his 
own,  and  replenished  it  for  his  own  name's  sake.  Will 
he  never  pardon  ?  Will  he  never  forgive  ?  Is  there  no 
repentance  for  sin,  or  atonement  for  guilt  ?     Is  there  not 


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a  blessing  or  balm  for  him  that  is  sore  ?  Improve  thy 
heart,  oh  Judah !  and  build  thine  howse,  oh  Israel  ? 
Thou  hast  a  friend  ;  he  dravveth  lines  in  thy  mind,  and 
biddeth  thee  pursue.  Thou  shalt  find  the  beginning  of 
another  day  ;  but  the  end  of  it,  thou  shalt  not  see.  Hath 
ihe  Lord  broken  covanants  with  Abrani,  or  is  Israel  cast, 
off  forever  ?  Is  there  any  prophet  that  hath  declared,  this  ? 
or  hath  the  Christ  sworn  that  Israel  shall  not  ha  saved  ? 
For  Israel,  hath  the  prophets  wept  with  tears  of  bitterness, 
and  sat  solitary  in  ihe  lonely  place.  The  son  of  God, 
80  called,  sought  the  salvation  of  Israel — his  councels  are 
good — he  is  God^s  evidence  of  the  everlasting  truth ;  but 
his  present  disciples  know  him  not,  but  in  person.  Tho 
upirit  of  prophesy  is  not  conferred  upon  them  ;  neither 
arc  their  eyes  enlightened  to  see  Israel's  way.  The  Lord 
hath  blessed  them  according  to  their  fust  ;  and  confoun- 
tled  them  according  to  their  pride  and  exaltation.  Him 
that  hath  come,  will  come  ;  and  him  that  is,  h.ath  ah'eady 
heen :  arid  cliastisement  is,  to  work  repentance,  and 
correct  the  soul. 

1^1  any  things  were  committed  to  thy  trust,  Judah  and 
Israel ;  but  for  want  of  confidence,  they  are  lost,  and  the 
very  earth,  and  the  blessings  of  it,  hath  gone  out  of  your 
liands.  But  all  tiiat  have  been  conferred  upon  you,  is  in 
the  hands  of  God,  and  him  that  taketh  away,  hath  it  in 
his  power  to  give.  .fudah,let  thy  hope  arise.  Israel,  bj 
comtbrted  in  thy  friend.  It  is  his  own  hand  that  scndeth 
these  things  to  thee  from  the  wilderness ;  and  the  wisdom 
of  man  hi«th  neither  lot  nor  part  in  it.  I  am  but  a  servant 
of  a  master — as  for  my  frail  limbs,  they  are  but  dust,  and 
earnestly  seek  the  tomb  for  a  place  of  rest.  For  I  am 
not  comforted  in  this  present  world  ;  I  am  unaccepted  by 
them  that  are  in  it ;  and  mourn  because  the  inhabitants 
are  not  comforted.  I  hope  in  God,  and  serve  for  the 
salvation  of  the  soul.  The  city  of  rest  is  far  off,  but  hope 
inspires  my  way,  and  the  love  of  God  faileth  not — he 
removeth  the  shadow  of  night,  and  taketh  his  garments 
from  the  sun,  and  by  the  light  of  heaven,  he  doth  direct 
ijiy  feet.  And  although  he  changeth  his  countenane  upon 
me  for  a  moment — he  returncth  again  ;  and  my  spirit  is 


■.Ui:;-— ?;«±5=^ 


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mprove  thy 
oh  Israei  f 
'  mind,  and 
winning  of 
'ee.     Hatli 
Israel  casf, 
ft'ed.  this  ? 
he  saved  ? 
hitterness, 
1  of  God, 
uncels  are 
ruth;  hut 
an.     The 
;  neither 
I'he  Lord 
confoun. 
fi.     Him 
I  already 
ice,   and     ' 

dah  and 
and  the 
of  your 
5U,  is  ill 
th  it  in 
I'ael,  hy 
3cndeth 
visdoni 
servant 
St,  and 
I*  I  am 
ted  by 

)r  the 
hope 
£— ho 
nents 
iirect 
upon 
'it  is 


the    servant  of  an   fmmutable  God ;  he  faileth   not  in 
directions ;  he  hath  appointed  the  course  of  the  planets, 
and  fixed  .the  stars.     Will  he  forsake  his  own  creature 
and  servant,  man  ?    Who  can  cast  away  his  hope,  and 
make  a  histing  covenant  with  despair  ?     The  scriptures 
hath   not  revealed   eternal  damnation    to  the  sons  and 
daughters  of  man ;  for  although  the  flame  ceaset  not^ 
nor  the  furnace  goeth  not  out.  and  the  chaetisments  for 
sin  are  forever  more ;  and  hell  consumeth  that  we  may 
know  the   passions  of  the  Most  High  God — he  can  ha 
mihjied  hy  a  humble  submission  ^  and  posillvs  obedienee 
to  his  will  J  end  this  atones  fo-  all  the  sinful  guilt  that  is 
visited  on  the  mind  of  i     i.        Uhell  is  forever  u  .."  ih« 
generations  of  the  earth,  and  an  that  sinneth,  have  iheiw 
portion  in  the  lake  that  bumeth  with  brimstone  and  fire. 
This  is  a  copiparison  of  God's  vengeance  on  the  mind, 
or  in  the   soul ;  and  no  man  sineth,  but  receiveth    it. 
Affliction    worketh  repentance  and  atonement  for  our 
guilt,  and  sets  us  free  from  the  burning  flame.  Judah  thou 
hast  thy  part  in  the  burning  lake.  The  want  of  submission 
to  law  and  prophets,  hath  placed  thy  mind  in  it,  according 
to  thy  sins — and  thy  long  captivity,  will  work  a  change 
of  heart,  and  a  reformation  of  soul ;  and  the  Lord  God 
of  Israel  doeth  it.  The  Lord  broke  his  covenants  with  th« 
earth  for  thy  sake,  that  thou  mayest  believe,  and  he  only 
is  thy  God.     He   hath  not  broken  but  deceived  thee  in 
thy  trust,  and  disappointed  thee  in  thy  hope  ;   when  thou 
believed  in  other  Gods,  and  the  way  that  false  lips  did 
reveal  unto  thee.     As  God  restores — receive,  and  shorten 
the  captivity  of  thy  days.    Oh  hasten  and  diminish  the 
number  of  them.     Prolong  not  the  days  of  thy  salvation  ; 
nor  put  the  mercies  of  thy  God  far  aw^ay.     As  the  Lord 
giveth  thee  a  heart,  so  practise,  and  the  rivers  toill  divide^ 
and  the  seas  bear  up  thy  feet  to  thine  own  shores.    The 
Lord  requireth  of  thee  deeds  of  religion.     Be  not  conten- 
ted with  the  product  of  the  earth  in  a  strange  land,  least 
the  Lord  increase  your  burden,  and  multiply  stripes  upon 
you — increase  your  bonds,  and  make  the  heart  to  bum 
with    your    guilt.     The  designs  of  the  Lord  are  neaf 
unto  thee  j  and  be  is  minded  to  shew  his  mercy  upon  you 


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W ' ' 

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Hi'* 

Hi:. 

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to  all  people,  nnd  heal  the  bleedi  "'  ound,  bind  up  the 
broken  limbs,  and  anoint  the  sores  of  Israel.  He  will 
remove  the  shadow  of  the  night — he  clouds  the  sun  with 
a  shade,  and  bringeth  him  out  in  the  fulness  of  hi« 
strength.  He  causetli  his  garments  to  disappear,  and 
they  are  lost  in  the  skies  ;  and  we  behold  with  our  eyes 
the  constancy  of  the  providence  of  our  God-  Israelis 
not  cast  off  forever  ;  he  will  give  unto  thee,  oh  Jacob  \ 
ii  new  mind,  and  such  as  thou  had  in  the  beginning  ;  and 
Israel  shall  be  glad  in  God  his  Saviour.  He  will  give 
precepts  unto  Judah,  and  laws  unto  David  ;  and  he  shall 
gather  Israel  under  the  shadow  of  his  wings,  and  thou 
.shall  see  no  harm,  for  the  Lord  is  the  shepherd  of  Israel. 
His  days  shall  be  long  and  full  of  mercy.  The  favours 
of  the  Lord  shall  be  visited  Upon  him  ;  and  the  mercies 
of  the  Most  High,  shall  heal  all  his  striped,  and  bind  up 
ail  his  bleeding  wounds. 

Oh  !  then  shall  Israel  gladly  sing, 
We're  lost,  but  found  a  living  king ; 
Our  wounds  and  bruises  that  were  sore, 
.   Doth  mourn,  complain,  nor  bleed  no  more. 

Israel,  speak  with  thy  Christian  brethren  aboutthe  things 
of  God,  and  be  removing  the  wall  that  is  buiU  up  between 
you  ;  for  the  Lord  will  take  up  the  line  that  he  hath  drawn, 
and  Consume  the  wall.  He  hath  only  put  the  inhabitants 
apart  for  a  time  to  fulfil  his  ordinations,  purposes  and  ap- 
pointments ;  and  then  he  will  bring  them  together  again. 
But  from  the  beginning  of  the  world,  he  requireth  men  to 
Work  for  their  rest  with  their  own  hands,  and  make  a  last- 
ing peace  with  God.  That  birth-right  which  God  giveth  in 
the  beginning  of  life  he  taketh  away;  and  he  hath  broujjht^ 
misery  to  all  our  gates,  that  we  may  how  down  and 
remove  the  stone,  and  put  away  the  cause  of  complaints 
that  he  holds  against  us.  There  is  but  one  God,  and  one 
means  to  all  people.  And  as  God  hath  done  by  one,  he 
hath  done  unto  all  flesh  that  is  in  the  world  ;  all  suffe\' 
for  their  sins  the  wrath  and  vengeance  of  God  upon  them. 
One  baptism  bringeth  the  minds  of  this  world  into  one, 
and  the  scattered  hmbs  and  tribes  of  the  earth  intoOda 


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59 


»  bind  up  the 
lel.     He  will 
the  sun  with 
Iness   of  his 
appear,  and 
th  our  eyes 
^'     Israel  is 
■f  oh  Jacob ! 
inning  j  and 
fe  Will  give 
md  he  shall 
and  thou 
i  of  Israel, 
^he  favours 
he  mercies 
id  bind  up 


re. 


'the  things 
p  between 
ith  drawn, 
^habitants 
's  and  ap- 
er  again, 
fb  men  to 
ke  a  last- 
giveth  in 
'  brought 
^"wn  and 
mplaints 
and  one 
one,  he 

n  them, 
to  one, 
ntoode 


body,  and  one  fold  ;  or  .  ith  is  appointed  to  all  tho  carlb, 
that  there  may  be  Y  ij^lng  peace  in  the  land. 

Israel,  thy  baptisms  arc  the  events  of  sin.  In  thco  all 
flesh  should  see  tho  vengeance  of  an  angry  God,  ami  nono 
can  redeem  thco  till  thy  full  time  is  expired. 

But  then,  him  that  shut  tho  prison  door  will  open  unto 
thee,  and  all  thy  little  ones  shall  be  free  from  the  prison 
gate.     As  yc  were  the  first  called,  yo  were  the  first  smitten 
and  afflicted  of  God ;  but  the  Christians  have  not  been 
able  to  build  a  throne  for  thee,  or  place  thy  feet  in  the  hea- 
venly way.     On  thee  tho  Lord  hath  shewn  his  own  chas- 
tisements,  and  he  hath  forbid  that  any  should  clothe  thy 
back  from  the  stripes,  till  his  anger  is  all  fulfilled,  which 
be  hath  pro-determined  according  to  foreknowledge,  and 
tho  independant  will  of  an  ovor-ruling  God.     If  yo  were 
wrong,  oh  house  of  Israel,  why  did  not  the  right  arise  to 
thrones  of  peace  ?  and  why  was  not  the  house  of  the  con- 
demnor built  upon  the  "  immoveable  rock"?     Christians, 
like  Israel,  have  to  seek  their  rest ;  and  the  exalted  hea- 
then make  a  change  of  life.     When  the  stone  is  laid  the 
house  will  be  built ;   but  the  Lord  hath  not  until  this  dfvy 
laid  a  corner-stone  in  Jacob  that  will  not  remove,  nor  placod 
a  rock  in  Israel.     And  the  Christians  are  as  destitute  of 
an  established  faith  as  the  wandering  mind  of  the  house 
of  Jacob,  or  the  tribes  of  Israel.     One  name  is  the  Re- 
deemer of  the  world.     In  his  name  the  earth  was?  '^"eated 
mid  the  hills  arose.     He  commands  the  storm,  anci  the 
waters  obey  his  word.     He  is  the  God  of  Israel  and  the 
Saviour  of  the  Jews.     Him  that  cometh  in  his  name  shall 
save,  and  none  shall  hinder  him  ;  tlie  sand  will  roll  under 
his  feet :  the  storm  shall  beat,  but  move  not ;  he  is  Israel's 
God,  and  blessed  is  his  name.     It  is  a  rock  in  Israel,  and 
•a  stone  in  Judah  that  will  not  pass  away :  it  is  the  spirit 
of  truth  coming  to  govern  the  world,  and  make  his  tent 
and  tabernacle  with  us,  and  take  up  his  abode  on  the  earth, 
where  Moses  saw  him  when  his  great  will  and  deeds  were 
jyealed  to  man. 

,  Who  can  reason  with  a  Jew  about  a  superior  God,  or  of 
a  faith  in  a  greater  than  Jacob's  trust,  and  Israel's  friend  ? 
There  is  none  :  then  cease  to  boast,  all  ye  tribes  of  earth. 


I  lii 


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dive  unto  Jacob  that  which  is  his  own,  and  all  titat  is  duo 
unto  Israel :  Weigh  him  in  a  just  balance,  and  he  will  be 
found  to  bo  the  legal  heir  cf  things  that  God  has  given  to 
the  world,  and  all  is  given  him,  that  he  has  given  the 
world.  And  he  is  honoured  for  his  fuith  according  to  his 
merits — It  will  be  found  there  is  not  another  stone  on 
earih.  to  build  the  house  of  God  upon  ;  neither  is  there  a 
tribe  in  heaven  exalted  above  his  name.  Mas  the  chris- 
tian church  done  more  than  Judah  ?  Remember  the  pro* 
f»hcts  and  wivse  men  that  were  born  of  Israel,  the  glory  of 
lis  house,  and  his  zeal  for  God's  most  holy  name, — his 
liberality  in  contributions,  offerings,  sacriiiccs  and  altars, 
for  the  name  of  religion  :  And  all  will  cease  to  boast  that 
now  inherit  the  earth.  Thus  the  wall  will  remove,  and 
the  line  be  withdrawn. 

Whatever  christians  are,  they  arc  the  proceeds  of 
Israel,  and  their  hands  arc  stained  with  the  blood  of 
thousands  ;  and  who  hath  said  their  church  sludl  stand, 
and  remain  forever  as  a  pillar  in  the  earth,  and  that  Judah 
and  Benjamin  shall  be  cast  away  from  the  presence  of  the 
living  God?  There  is  no  prophesy  to  justify  these  say. 
ings  ;  but  that  false  Christs  shall  arise  and  deceive  ma- 
ny  ;  but  false  Gods  there  cannot  be,  because  God  is  a 
Spirit,  and  is  proveable  by  his  works.  ' 

Who  hath  revealed  unto  us  his  name  ?  A  Jew.  Who 
hath  shewn  us  his  great  and  wondrous  works,  how  the 
pillars  of  the  earth  were  hud,  and  his  hands  built  thereon  '/ 
The  blood  of  Jacob.  Who  hath  revealed  unto  us  things 
to  come,  and  made  the  deeds  of  time  manifest  to  the 
mind?  a  Jew.  And  who  can  boast  over  this  nation? 
Who  believed  in  Christ  ?  the  Jews — and  were  a  liglit  to 
the  Gentiles.  And  now,  must  they  be  cast  oft'?  Who  hath 
borne  the  Judgments  of  God  for  sin  ?  Who  hath  been  the 
heirs  of  all  the  passions  of  God  ?  The  seed  of  Abram — and 
to  him  literally  (as  a  nation)  pertaineth  the  covenants  for- 
ever.  If  another  shrll  arise  before  them,  then  hath  the 
Lord  made  a  distinction  of  bloods  and  nations.  Wiiy 
should  Israel  be  cast  off,  and  another  elected  ?  That  holy 
prophet  said  their  lionse  shonUl  be  left  desolate,  and  their 
city  lost  ;  but  not  that  they  sh.ould  be  cast  off  forever,  and 


! 


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61 

tliat  without  remedy.  All  this  the  Lord  hath  done  to 
change  the  mind  of  Israel,  and  give  him  a  new  nitme,  or 
mind  that  will  stand  forever. 

And  him  that  is  from  everlasting  to  everlasting,  is 
able  and  will  oflect  his  own  purpose  in  Jacob,  add 
and  redeem  in  Israel :  and  his  everlasting  covenants  shall 
be  worn  as  a  varment  on  the  mind.  None  has  exceeded 
Jacob  in  faith  :  none  hast  loved  more  than  Israel.  He  is 
the  Lord's  chosen  one  :  he  will  write  his  name  upon  him, 
as  at  the  begin ing,  he  will  become  as  the  corner  alone  of 
the  world,  and  him  that  buildeth  thereon  shall  not  be  mo- 
ved. 

Israel's  faith,  and  Israel's  laws, 

My  heart,  my  soul,  my  plea,  my  cause  ! 

The  stone  that  Moses  made  so  square, 

Will  all  the  house  of  Israel  bear.  ,    v    :. 

Moses  shall  to  the  mountain   go, 

While  names  and  nations  rest  ^low 

One  hand  shall  write  upon  the  stone  '   '  ' ' 

Such  laws  as  earth  hath  never  known. 


And  this  is  God  and  Israel's  plan 
Tobe  a  Saviour  unto  man, 
The  eye  shall  see,  the  ear  shall  hear, 
And  Son's  in  glory  will  appear. 

The  moon  and  stars,  presume  to  tell 
The  victory  over  death  and  hell. 
And  David's  harp  shall  long  declare 
Hi^  soul  hath  been  a  prisoner  there. 

Sweet  as  the  mom  his  name  shall  rise. 
From  the  deep  tomb  where  Israel  lies, 
His  deeds  of  life  will  be  as  clear, 
As  when  our  morniiig  Sons  appear. 


■  A 


LETTER  11th, 

July  11th.  1835. 


Judah,  thine  eyes  shall  see  through  watching,  thou  shalt 
rise  early  and  find  the  mercies  of  the  Lord,  in  a  day  of 
trouble.    Thy  sun  ariseth :  thy  day  is  coming,  delay  not ; 

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ncliljur  put  awiiv  thy  hope  iVoiii  tliy  breast.  Tlu;ro  is  a 
(iny  of  blessing  ibrthoiKj  timt  mourn,  niid  comfort  for  lliu 
uHlictod.  Thy  time  ii  come  when  tliou  slialt  arlHu  in 
thouglit,and  in  deep  inoditulion  behold  tho  wonders  of 
thy  God.  Thy  evenings  are  swiftly  |)ussing  uway  ; 
and  thy  mornings  hustun  to  thy  embrace. 

•  Judah,  Why  are  the  niUions  troubled  ?  Reason  with 
thy  God.  In  tlic  still  watclics  of  the  night,  enquire  of  thy 
sou),  and  she  will  reveal  unto  thee — the  earth  is  in  bap. 
tisni  for  thy  sake :  and  God  deniands  of  the  earth,  what 
is  duo  unto  thee  for  thy  lon^  captivity  in  it. 

He  hath  not  suffered  the  pillars  of  the  earth  to  rest  whilHt 
thou  wast  without  the  gates  of  tlie  city,  or  in  bonds.  Thy 
God  requires  a  worRlwp  of  thee  which  hath  not  been  ;  and 
when  it  is  performed,  the  world  will  see  peace,  and  thu 
earth  will  have  a  pillar  in  it. 

The  Lord  requireth  one  faith,  and  practice  of  all  people, 
hegmmng  in  Israel,  and  reaching  to  the  cndsof  the  world. 
Now,  he  weigheth  all  nations  in  a  scale,  and  tryeth  all 
flesh  in  the  balance  ;  and  he  hath  not  found  one  church, 
island,  or  nation  to  whom  he  hath  said,  *'  peace,  be  still, 
thou  art  my  chosen  in  whom  I  am  well  pleased."  Thu 
■and  rolls — tho  mountains  fall — and  the  hills  are  removed 
out  of  their  place.  The  flocks  thirst — the  shepherds 
curse  their  for<^ — their  unceasing  pea  and  tongue  arc 
not  at  rest.  Beiiold  Judah,  the  world  is  like  sand,  that 
is  rolling  under  the  feet  of  men,  in  a  tempest  of  trouble  ; 
Hope  remains  ;  but  peace  is  taken  away.  The  world 
hopeth,  but  knoweth  not  in  whom  to  hope.  For  the 
fiocksare  not  satisfied;  neither  can  the  shepherds  reveal 
Israel's  days  to  the  world.  The  testaments  are  too 
mighty  for  them,  and  the  princes  in  Israel  remain  to  be 
the  rabbis  of  the  world  in  revelation,  and  the  mercies  and 
favours  of  an  unbounded  God.  The  vallies  look  pale 
with  the  feet  of  strangers — they  are  daily  passing  from 
eity  to  city,  from  fold  to  fold,  and  there  is  no  green  thing 
iit  them;  the  trees  are  bare — the  fields  are  barren — 
thii  young  in  religion  hath  reached  out  an  unsanctified 
hand^  and  gathereth  from  the  vine,  and  the  tree,  before 
tht  harvest  day.    They  have  partaken    of  them,    and 


'■?r:i<__ 


iM*> 


Ihoy  are  confounded  with  the  fruit  of  the  trcci  and  tho 
vines  that  Israel  hath  set  in  the  vineyards  of  the  whole 
etirth  :  t,  e,  tho  teslumonts  are  too  mighty  for  them,  and 
the  king's  son  cannot  unfold  tho  leaves  thereof,  nor  tho 
princ's  of  the  land  interpret  for  tho  scribes  of  Israel. 
Iloro  Israel  remains  in  dominion  :  these  books  are  his 
own,  and  God  will  give  unto  him  the  interpretation 
thereof;  and  Judnh  and  Benjamin  will  read  them  to  the 
world.  Then  shall  the  curth  be  saved,  and  Deism  flee 
as  vanitv  and  smoke  boforu  tho  risin':;  sun.  None  has 
taken  the  pen  from  Judaii  ;  nor  tho  words  of  truth  out  of 
his  lips.  Tho  world  hath  cast  him  away  before  his 
work  was  done  ;  but  the  Lord  hath  fixed  his  eys  upon 
him — ho  is  tho  Lord's  anointed  for  a  great  enc' ,  and  in 
his  name  shall  all  people  be  saved  from  their  sins.  The 
Lord  hath  scaled  him  for  an  everlasting  purpose  ;  neither 
hath  he  made  the  name  of  Abram  in  vain  to  all  the  genera- 
lions  of  the  world.  He  is  a  fixed  star  in  Israel,  and  his 
light  goeth  not  out  for  ever — of  his  blood  is  the  salvation 
of  tho  world  ;  tho  crown  is  for  his  head,  and  the  way  fc" 
his  feet,  and  another  shall  not  walk  before  him  in  it.  Gid 
will  add  blessing  unto  blessing  on  his  name  ;  and  his 
joys  shall  exceed  his  sorrows,  and  his  name  shall  never 
be  blotted  out. 

He  is  tho  Patriarch  of  ages,  and  tho  pillar  of  thq^world't* 
peace.  The  Lord  will  send  a  blessing  unto  Abram  froui 
tile  wilderness :  and  a  Crown  from  the  desert  shall  como 
upon  him.  The  Lord  prepareth  in  secret ;  but  his  deeds 
shall  come  to  light.  He  hath  redeeincd  all  the  limbs  of 
Jacob  from  captivity  in  his  will,  and  former  things  shall 
come  to  pass. 

Tho  Lord  is  wonderful  in  his  ways — unsc^ichable  in 
his  wisdom  ;  and  of  the  endof  his  days,  nor  the  excellency 
of  his  name  is  not.  He  doeth,  and  none  '^an  forbid — he 
laycth  a  stone,  with  his  own  hands  and  it  moveth  not. 
He  causeth  the  hills  to  bow  down  and  embrace  the  earth, 
and  the  high  mountains  to  remove  out  of  the  way  ;  for 
him,  thoy  have  despised  in  their  lips — afflicted  Israel. 
The  trees  are  his — he  set  the  vine  in  the  earth  5  and  the 
exalted  are  grown  fat  on  the  labour  of  his  hands.     But  the 


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Lord  requirelh  a  recompense  for  Israel,  for  all  these  thiugs 
he  hath  done  in  the  world.  And  the  Lord  will  tue  fir 
it  through  great  tribulatiolif  till  Israel  and  Judah  are 
honoured  with  their  due.  The  lamp  of  Israel  shall  not  go 
out,  nor  his  name  be  removed  till  the  nations  are  at 
peace.  His  scribes  will  weigh  in  the  balance  with  all 
the  earth ;  and  the  faith  that  hath  been  practised  in  his 
name,  exceedeth  the  highest  hills  under  the  sun.  Why 
should  he  be  removed,  or  his  lamp  put  out  ?  His  candle- 
stick remaineth  alone,  as  the  lamp  wanting  oil.  Is  there 
an  impossibility  with  God,  that  Israel  shall  not  receive, 
or  that  the  mercies  of  God  reacheth  to  the  ends  of  the 
world,  where  the  hand  of  the  Lord  hath  placed  him? 
That  he  might  shew  his  mercy  upon  him,  and  redeem 
his  blood  from  all  nations,  kindreds,  tongues,  and  people  ; 
th{^t  the  name  of  God,  through  Israel,  be  known  to  all  flesh 
under  the  sun.  He  was  first  called  to  be  a  light  to  the 
Gentiles,  and  he  is  chosen  to  fulfil ;  and  that  which  the 
christian  church  cannot  do,  will  be  performed  by  Israel. 
Atid  in  the  bosom  of  Abram,  shall  all  the  nations  be  at 
re$t ;  for  his  mind  is  broader  than  the  earth,  and  deeper 
than  the  sea.  It  hath  been  the  house  of  wisdom,  and 
the  revelation  of  God.  And  that  which  hath  proceeded 
from  his  loins  and  hath  been  practised  in  his  name,  is  the 
only  christian  means  to  light  the  whole  world.  These 
j^  are  messengers  in  the  name  of  Abram ;  for  him  that 
'  Teceiveth  not  the  servant  rejecteth  the  master.  Therefore 
through  Abrani  came  the  mercies  of  God  to  the  world. 
Him  that  giveth  is  the  interpreter,  and  him  that  writeth, 
knoweth  what  he  saith.  Therefore  the  books  of  the  tents 
of  Abram  are  given  to  the  christian  world  ;  but  the  full 
Interpretation  of  them  is  in  the  tents  of  Israel.  The 
Lord  will  add  unto  these  lines  that  are  written  by  his 
blood — he  will  place  a  new  book  in  his  hand — he  will 
trim  his  lamp  with  oil,  and  the  light  of  it  shall  illuminate 
the  earth,  and  give  light  to  the  ends  of  the  world,  and 
in  his  name  all  flesh  shall  be  saved. 

I  have  found  these  ihings  in  my  own  mind,  when  I 
was  seeking  wisdom.  The  doors  of  the  church  are  shut 
against  me,  and  the  gates  of  the  house  are  closed  up, 


these  thiugs 

will  sue  fir 

I  Judahare 

shall  not  go 

tions  are  at 

mce  with  all  ' 

:tised  in  his 

sun.     Why 

His  candle. 

Is  there 

lot  receive, 

ends  of  the 

aced  him? 

and  redeem 

md  people  ; 

n  to  all  flesh 

hght  to  the 

t  which  the 

1  by  Israel. 

lations  he  at 

and  deeper 

isdom,  and 

1  proceeded 

lame,  is  the 

■Id.     These 

[•  him  that 

Therefore 

'  the  world. 

mt  writeth, 

of  the  tents 

ut  the  full 

^ael.     The 

t«n  by  his 

d— he  will 

illuminate 

world,  and 

d,  when  I 
h  are  shut 
losed  up, 


65 


add  I  go  to  the  hillij  and  fields,  and  the  foundations  of 
still  waters  to  devote  my  soul  unto  God.  And  that  which 
he  giveth  I  receive,  and  worship  there.  I  covet  no  house 
nor  crave  no  dwelling  in  the  christian  name .;  neither  to 
be  the  shepherd  nor  one  of  the  flocks  of  the  present 
system,  for  peace  is  not  in  it,  neither  is  (he  name  of  the 
Most  High  written  there,  nor  the  inner  temple  of  tEi« 
high  priest  sanctified  for  the  feet  of  Israel  nor  Abram^c 
name  cannot  enter  there.  The  work  is  received^ — the 
builder  cast  away;  they  say  unto  him,  change  thy 
garments,  and  come  into  our  temples,  and  we  will 
receive,  and  break  bread  and  drink  wine  together ! 
Him  that  receiveth  not  the  blood  of  Abram,  with  the 
chastising  hand  of  God  upon  him,  receiveth  not  him  that 
chastises.  .\nd  here  I  will  close  this  letter^  and  the  wise 
interpreter  may  relate  unto  me,  how  a  church  can  r9Ject 
the  servant  and  receive  the  Lord. 


.V'iii''  'i 


Although  the  desert  frowns, 
And  gulphs  tremendous  roar, 

My  soul  the  Lord  renowns,         . ! 
Though  I  am  bruis'd  and  sore. 

My  worship  doth  not  fail, 
The  woods  and  fields  receive — 

And  here  I  see  the  scale 
And  write  as  I  believe.     ►  - 

The  morn  affords  me  peace, 
Bright  stars  attend  my  soul, 

My  praise  doth  never  cease, 
Nor  the  still  waters  roll.  %     r 

My  temple  cannot  fall, 

Built  by  the  hand  of  God.      -^ 
Alone  I  hear  the  call — 

Declare  my  name  abroad, 


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My  house  doth  take  me  in,    ' 
No  Lord^s  are  at  the  door, 

Here  I  atone  for  sin, 
'Till  there  is  sin  no  more. 

Oh  woods  and  fields  my  home ! 

Below  the  spreading  skies, 
My  temple  is  unknown, 

And  there  no  priests  dosptse. 
8f 


H   '■■: 

■    'it    ,  . 


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I  have  not  wrote  from  a  reflecting  mind    concerning 
the  Church  of  Christ,  (she  is  the  light  of  the  present  day, 
and  the  <' staff  of  nations") ;  but  it  must  be  obvious  to 
all|  she   hath  not  found  her  rest,  neither  doth  her  feet 
stand  on  that  stone  that  is  immoveable  ;  (as  to  the  salvation 
of  souls  I  am  not  doubtful ;  for  as  the  Law  of  the  man  is, 
go  is  he,  and  none  can  extend  beyond    their  allotted 
bounds^  but  as  the  various  limbs  of  the  christian  church 
is  divided  into  as  many  parts  as  the  tribes  of  Israel ;  it 
is  evi4ent  she  has  a  broken  mind,  and  is  not  one  perfect 
or  compact  body.     The  want  of  reconciliation  in  the 
christian  <)hurch,  proves  a  deformity  of  the  mind.     The 
shepherds  are  not  accomplished  to  administer  the  bread 
of  reconciliation  to  the  world,  which  is  the  life  of  Christ 
^4  ^^  Prophets:  for  these  means  reconcile  all    flesh 
to  one  God,  whose  kingdom  is  not  divided  against  itself, 
having  one   wise  king  and  head,  the  Creator  of  the  world. 
I  have  wrote  to  give  the  Jews  the  honour,  that  is  their 
due  for  past  ages  of  life,   and  for  giving  the  Bible  and 
New  Testament  to  the  world.    For  bringing  forth  the 
similitude  of  a  Saviour  from  the  bosom  of  the  Jewish 
Church,  whose  councils  are  salvation  to  the  soul,  and 
reconciliation  with  God.     But  as  he  was  flesh,  and  in 
him  God  hath  not   appeared  unto  all  men.     I  believe  in 
a  day  to  come,  and  a  dispensation   unknown,  and  hope 
with  Israel.— Amen,  i^  ^  ^n     i;    *   ,,;;   .,.,-:  ^^^^ 


i^l 


'■?-: 


>    I 


•JO*    -, 


Oh !  may  mine  eyes  thy  glory  see,   '■ 
That's  with  me  novf,  and  is  to  be ; 
Come  down  from  heaven  with  deeds  of  love, 
And  shew  thy  servants  worlds  above. 

Thine  hands  to  place  the  living  stones. 
That's  to  the  world  unseen,  or  known« 
Thy  name  to  rule,  thy  love  to  reign. 
Until  the  man  of  siii  is  slain.  , 

The  woods  and  fields  my  temple  now t 
I'll  worsUip-^and  I'll  keep  ipy  vow, 
For  thou  design  and  will  fUlfii, 
All  the  direotioQs  of  (by  wiU^    :<  v/i    :i> 


. .  .!•■  U 


>')(.• 


■.  ft 


•7 

Inventions  free,  and  wonders  rise, 
Imagination  lights  the  skies ; 
But  Israel's  God  there  is  no  more. 
To  light  the  world  from  shore  to  shore. 

What  varied  laws  are  in  the  breast. 
Still  Reeking,  but  not  finding  rest, 
Until   Emmanuel  hath  come. 
To  give  the  world  another  sun.    ; 


<    ■■:->'  r  » 


'\   i    ''l 


Oi  t/n*- ^ 


y 


"( I  ■ 


LETTER  11th. 


i  :      ■!'.„,--:sv-'>o'?; 


'  July  11%  1835. '^ 

Israel — Where  is  thy  rest  ?  Is  it  under  an  oak,  or  under 
the  shadow  of  a  tree  ?  Wisdom  is  thine  house,  oh  Jacob, 
and  thy  dwelling  is  the  broad  space  of  the  earth.  Th3 
land  is  too  narrow  for  thee,  that  was  given  thy  fathers ; 
the  flocks  of  Jacob  cannot  rest  in  it :  neither  is  the  vine 
sufficient  for  Israel.  The  Lord  hath  multiplied  thee  in 
the  earth,  and  he  will  increase  your  land,  and  your 
dominion  shall  be  from  one  sea  to  another,  and  the  world 
shall  be  under  your  feet.  All  flesh  shall  be  called  by 
your  name,  that  the  Lord  your  God  hath  given  you,  and 
it  shall  not  be  taken  away.  Wisdom  will  provide  for 
Israel,  and  build  the  house  of  Jacob,  and  he  shall  go  no 
more  out  from  his  own  land.  For  his  name  shall  increase 
to  nations,  and  his  land  to  the  bounds  of  the  sea.  The 
earth  shall  be  his  honie,  and  the  hills  and  mountains 
his  '^biding  place.  They  shall  be  called  by  his  name, 
that  were  none  of  his ;  and  land  shall  be  given  him  that 
he  doth  not  possess,  and  his  name  shall  be  the  comer 
stone  of  the  world.      '  *" '  >        r  • 

The  Lord  requireth  of  Jacob,  and  Israel  shall  fulfil  and 
his  house  shall  be  a  blessing  to  the  whole  earth.  I  have 
not  dremed  these  things  in  a  dream  ;  nor  see  them  in  the 
visions  of  the  skies  :  but  they  are  written  in  my  soul, 
with  an  unknown  hand,  and  I  give  them  (in  recompente 


II 

1.'.' 


1    r 


I 


68 


to  God)  to  his  people  Israel.  Though  priests  mock, 
and  scribes  roar  against  me,  it  is  in  vain,  they  are  on 
record,  and  will  not  be  blotted  out. 

I  have  not  wrote  to  obtain  favour,  or  obtain  a  prize, 
who  am  one  of  the  most  simple  of  the  servants  of  the 
Lord  ;  and  history  hath  not  inspired  my  mind  with  these 
things  ;  neither  hath  the  hands  of  the  learned  pcribe  been 
laid  upon  my  soul.  My  worship  is  performed  alone,  and 
I  am  at  peace  with  all  people ;  there  is  none  in  my  way  ; 
neither  am  I  in  tiie  way  of  any.  I  fully  believe  in  llie 
fulfilment  of  the  christian  dispensation  ;  but  that  it  will 
pass  away,  as  Judaism  literally  has  done,  and  in  like 
manner  perish  in  the  earth,  that  is  to  say,  it  shall  not 
reign  triumphant  over  Israel,  but  shall  be  divided  in  all 
nations  as  the  limbs  of  one  broken  body,  and  no  christian 
shepherd  shall  bo  able  to  gather  them.  -     =     -  ••  • 


<i,-  - 


■if; 


Thus  I'll  go  to  my  tent  and  sing, 
Below  the  iihady  bough,  * 

My  soul  shall  hope  in  Israel's  King : 
With  him  I'll  keep  my  vow. 

Still  on  the  earth  his  feet  shall  stand, 
Mine  eyes  his  name  shall  see, 

To  rule  the  fold,  and  bless  the  land. 
And  every  vine  and  tree. 

Ilis  springs  shall  rise,  his  waters  flow, 
From  fountaias  pure  and  still ; 

'Tis  all  my  prayer,  I  mourn  to  know 
My  Saviour,  and  his  will.  '*' 

Ifo  oak  shall  shade  him  from  my  soul, 
Within  he  writes  his  namo  ; 

Thunders  may  roar  and  billows  roU, 
Tho  tempest  is  in  vain. 

I  still  seek  the  immortal  price,     '   ''\ 
That  none  on  earth  can  give,        " 

A  Saviour's  name  to  make  me  wiao. 
And  God  with  me  to  Hto. 


/  .. .  * 

■     :>'\    -yi'K 


•;'.  I- 


w 


riesta  mock, 
they  are  on 

ain  a  prize, 
•vants  of  the 
I  with  these 

pcribe  been 
1  alone,  and 
in  my  way  • 
ievo  in  tlie 

that  it  will 
and  in  like 
it  shall  not 
ided  in  all 
0  christian 

:■•     U'i    -'it'll 


I  have  nouglit  to  loose»  neither  is  any  thing  given  Mt 
to  take  away.  The  Lord  hcith  made  me  naked  of  all 
glorious  names,  and  the  pride  of  sects,  and  the  names  of 
office  that  are  in  the  christian  church  ;  and  I  am  willing 
to  go  to  the  tomb  as  I  was  born  iotp  the  worl(^. 

A  few  of  the  christian  faith  are  with  me,  whose  minds 
are  changing  by  every  rising  and  setting  sun  :  They  9e« 
as  they  saw  not.  and  belieye  as  they  have  not  believed, 
and  these  are  the  last  sacrifice  I  have  to  make  in  the 
world.  They  are  not  mine,  nor  of  me  ;  but  a  fqw  that 
God  has  given  to  bear  witness  of  my  mind,  white 
ray  days  may  be  prolonged  witli  them.      ...  ..   .^,. 

I  believe  they  will  rernain,  in  a  christian  wortd  wbep 
many  shall  go  afloat,  as  the  ship  without  the  anchor,  tip 
the  mariner  having  no  course.  They  have  bjeen  a  treasuvii 
to  my  hand  writing,  and  their  ears  have  heard  my  words  ; 
they  have  embraced  me  with  love,  and  mourn  my  depar- 
ture to  the  tomb — they  are  accepted  of  God,  and  hp  nifiU 
be  with  them  on  every  trying  day.  Their  sorrows  haife 
been  great,  and  their  reproaches  not  a  few  (which  is  th^ 
now  existing  christian  practice  of  life).  They  are  zea- 
lous  for  God,  and  have  erected  altars  in  his  name«  and 
sing  his  perpetual  praise  with  songs  of  love. 


As  lonesome  as  the  dove  can  be, 
Are  these  beneath  the  shadinjf  tree, 
Still  waiting  for  a  rising  sun— 
Still  trusting  in  a  year  to  come. 


Their  songs  of  love  doth  never  cease, 

In  these  I  see  the  nation's  peace. 

There's  sects,  nor  names,  nor  bloods  no  more 

Because  the  pride  of  life  is  o'er- 


..,  ..> 


76 

LETTER  12tli. 

'  July  11th,  1835. 


My  love  to  all  people,  and  especially  to  Israel,  Whom 
I  have  remeraberecl  in  mine  afHiction,  when  I  was  parting 
with  all  that  is  pleasant  in  life.  The  hills  and  the  fields 
are  for  him,  the  rivers  and  the  vallies.  But  I  am  alone  ; 
there  is  none  of  my  blood,  or  rather  of  my  spirit ;  and 
who  will  be  my  kindred,  I  know  not ;  or  whether  I  shall 
go  friendless  down  to  the  grave.  The  Lord  hath  been 
the  pillar  of  my  faith.  In  his  name,  1  have  written  many 
li:ies,  and  reasoned  many  times  with  the  christian  world. 
The  shepherds  are  silent  where  I  speak,  and  the  flocks 
judgeth  not  of  my  communication.  I  am  as  one  forgotten 
of  his  friend,  and  despised  by  his  neighbour.  A  commu- 
nication is  not  sought  with  me  :  the  priests  have  set  to 
their  seal  that  I  am  wrong  :  and  they  run  as  tho'  there 
Wcis  no  "  stumbling  stone  "  in  their  way,  or  a  *'  rock  of 
offence."  They  lend  not  a  hand  unto  me,  not  one  saith 
let  us  arise,  and  travel  for  the  City  of  rest.  I  am  as  one 
cast  out  for  the  gathering  arm  of  God,  or  for  ever  to  be 
forgotten  :  for  he  hath  sent  no  shepherd  unto  me,  to  invite 
me  to  his  fold. 

The  christian  sun  shineth  not  upon  my  soul,  with  that 
lustre  of  which  I  'hear  of  others  so  freely  boasting  in  the 
world — I  am  not  converted  :  I  am  as  one  of  the  unhewn 
stones  of  the  altar:  I  am  as  the  fashioning  hand  hath 
mLue  me,  and  I  am  alone  in  the  earth.  I  have  remem- 
bered Israel  in  mine  affliction,  and  given  unto  him  from 
my  lonely  shade,  such  things  as  the  giving  hand  has  given 
me.  I  have  paid  my  debts  unto  him.  From  liim,  I  have 
received,  and  return  again  that  which  he  has  given. — 
I  am  not  debtor  to  the  world  :  I  am  untaught  in  the  chris- 
tian church,  and  cannot  embrace  the  common  faith  as 
others  have  done.  I  depend  on  the  revealed  will  of  the 
Almighty  for  the  bread  of  my  soul ;  I  sorrow  greatly,  ard 
am  not  comforted. — The  wages  of  sin  is  taken  from  me, 
but  my  spirit  hath  not  ceased  to  mourn.  I  shall  be  com- 
forted in  the  latter  days,  when  the  Lord  slandeth  upon  th« 


-». 


71 


iT  llth,  1835. 

0  Israel,  tvhom 

1  I  was  parting 
s  and  the  fields 
It  I  am  alone  ; 
ny  spirit;  and 
vhether  I  shall 

ord  hath  been 
written  many 

iristian  world. 

and  the  flocks 
i  one  forgotten 
'•  A  commu- 
(s  have  set  to 
I  as  tho'  there 

or  a  "  rock  of 

not  one  saith 

I  am  as  one 

or  ever  to  be 

)  me,  to  invite 

!ouI,  with  that 
oasting  in  the 
r  the  unhewn 
?  hand  hath 
have  remem- 
nto  liim  trom 
md  has  given 
1  him,  I  ]>ave 
has  given. — 

in  the  chris- 
fion  faith  as 
J   wilJ  of  the 

greatly,  and 
en  from  me, 
linll  be  Com- 
eth upon  th« 


[earth,  and  revealeth  his  name  unto  all  people.  For  this 
|l  mourn  with  all  diligence,  and  my  soul  slumbereth  not. 
[Day  and  night  I  sigh  for  his  coming  :  my  cheeks  ara 
[worn  with  tears,  and  mine  eyes  are  dim  with  watching. 
But  the  eyes  of  Judah  shall  be  bright  as  tlie  diamond 
tone,  and  his  eye  shall  see  a-far  olf— I  have  paid  him  all, 
lud  am  free  from  his  blood,  in  this  moment  of  my  life, 
land  the  blood  of  the  prophets  that  is  visited  upon  him. — 
(Days  and  times  will  tell  of  things  that  are  unknown — my 
soul  may  meet  him  by  tho  water  course,  and  my  spirit 
embrace  his  love. — He  is  a  stranger  to  me  in  person  ;  my 
acquaintance  with  him  is  from  the  sacred  writings,  and  hid 
present  station  in  life.  Could  I  see  his  name,  I  could  not 
know  him  without  an  interpreter  ;  neither  am  I  acquainted 
with  his  soul. 

The  Lord  hath  planted  him  in  the  earth,  and  no  one 
hath  been  able  to  pluck  him  up  by  the  root.  His  seed  in 
in  the  earth,  and  he  is  a  pillar  in  the  world.  I  have  not 
cursed  him  with  a  curse.  He  is  the  Lord's  anointed ; 
and  I  am  free  from  the  sorrows  of  his  nnme.  I  have  not 
multiplied  his  reproaches,  nor  laid  a  stumbling  stone  in 
his  way. 

The  blessings  of  the  Almighty  be  upon  him,  dew  of 
heaven,  and  the  fat  of  the  land. 

The  earth  is  his,  and  the  fulness  of  it ; — he  is  the  Lords, 
and  I  am  the  servant  of  Jacob's  God. 

Peacs  be  with  dl  the  families  of  the  earth. — Amen,